Meller’s Mongoose vs Pyreneean Pine Vole

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Microtus gerbei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Pyreneean Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Herpestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Microtus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Microtus gerbei

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Pyreneean Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Pyreneean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Pyreneean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pyreneean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.