Indian hedgemustard vs Meller’s Mongoose

Sisymbrium orientale compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Indian hedgemustard is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian hedgemustard	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Brassicaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sisymbrium	Rhynchogale
Species	Sisymbrium orientale	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Indian hedgemustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian hedgemustard	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian hedgemustard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.