May River Red vs Meller’s Mongoose

Dendrobium lasianthera compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May River Red	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Orchidaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dendrobium	Rhynchogale
Species	Dendrobium lasianthera	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May River Red	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.