Meller’s Mongoose vs Painted Suillus

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Herpestidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Suillus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.