Meller’s Mongoose vs Old Gray Ruffles

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Parmotrema tinctorum

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while Old Gray Ruffles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Old Gray Ruffles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Herpestidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Parmotrema
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Parmotrema tinctorum

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Old Gray Ruffles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Old Gray Ruffles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Old Gray Ruffles

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.