Meller’s Mongoose vs Red Sumac

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Rhus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).