Meller’s Mongoose vs Mountain Saffron

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Herpestidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Solorina
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.