Meller’s Mongoose vs pale moonwort

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Herpestidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Botrychium
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.