Meller’s Mongoose vs Redclaw

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Herpestidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Cherax
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).