Meller’s Mongoose vs Orange-throated Bat

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Herpestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lampronycteris
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Orange-throated Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Orange-throated Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.