Meller’s Mongoose vs Red Fold Truffle

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Herpestidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Hydnotrya
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Red Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.