Meller’s Mongoose vs Round Wild Indigo

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Round Wild Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Baptisia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Baptisia sphaerocarpa

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Round Wild Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Round Wild Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round Wild Indigo

Habitat

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