Meller’s Mongoose vs Rusty Snaketail

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Ophiogomphus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.