Meller’s Mongoose vs Rough-leaf Dogwood

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Cornus drummondii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Rough-leaf Dogwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Herpestidae	Cornaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Cornus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Cornus drummondii

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rough-leaf Dogwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Rough-leaf Dogwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-leaf Dogwood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.