Meller’s Mongoose vs Mountain Goat

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Herpestidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Rhynchogale	Oreamnos
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Mountain Goat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.