Meller’s Mongoose vs Red flour beetle

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Tribolium
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).