Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo vs Meller’s Mongoose

Dicrurus remifer compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dicruridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dicrurus	Rhynchogale
Species	Dicrurus remifer	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.