marsh dock vs Meller’s Mongoose

Rumex palustris compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh dock	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polygonaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Rumex	Rhynchogale
Species	Rumex palustris	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh dock	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.