Meller’s Mongoose vs New Guinea Creeper

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Mucuna bennettii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	New Guinea Creeper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Mucuna
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.