lemon thyme vs Meller’s Mongoose

Thymus citriodorus compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• lemon thyme is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lemon thyme	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Thymus	Rhynchogale
Species	Thymus citriodorus	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lemon thyme	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.