Meller’s Mongoose vs radiated snail

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Discus rotundatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	radiated snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Herpestidae	Discidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Discus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Discus rotundatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and radiated snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

radiated snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	radiated snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

radiated snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).