Meller’s Mongoose vs Mournful Wasp

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Pemphredon lugubris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Mournful Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Crabronidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Pemphredon
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Pemphredon lugubris

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Mournful Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Mournful Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Mournful Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mournful Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.