Meller’s Mongoose vs negrohead

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Annona purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Annona
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	negrohead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.