Indigo Dropwing vs Meller’s Mongoose

Trithemis festiva compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indigo Dropwing	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Libellulidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Trithemis	Rhynchogale
Species	Trithemis festiva	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Indigo Dropwing and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Indigo Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indigo Dropwing	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indigo Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.