Meller’s Mongoose vs Rough Bedstraw

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Galium
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.