Meller’s Mongoose vs mountain melick

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Rhynchogale	Melica
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.