Meller’s Mongoose vs persimmon

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Herpestidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Diospyros
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).