Irish Threadwort vs Meller’s Mongoose

Telaranea europaea compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Irish Threadwort	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lepidoziaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Telaranea	Rhynchogale
Species	Telaranea europaea	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Irish Threadwort	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.