Meller’s Mongoose vs Murray's skate

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Bathyraja
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray's skate