Meller’s Mongoose vs Rainpool Spreadwing

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lestes forficula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Rainpool Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Lestidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lestes
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lestes forficula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rainpool Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Rainpool Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rainpool Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.