Meller’s Mongoose vs Orange Disco

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Aleurodiscus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.