Meller’s Mongoose vs Root Rot

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Herpestidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Heterobasidion
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.