Melancholy Thistle vs Meller’s Mongoose

Cirsium heterophyllum compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Melancholy Thistle	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Cirsium	Rhynchogale
Species	Cirsium heterophyllum	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Melancholy Thistle	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Melancholy Thistle

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.