Meller’s Mongoose vs Red-billed Emerald

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Chlorostilbon gibsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Red-billed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Chlorostilbon
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Chlorostilbon gibsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Red-billed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Red-billed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-billed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.