Meller’s Mongoose vs Olive Wax Cap

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Hygrophorus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.