Meller’s Mongoose vs mountain thistle

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Acanthus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.