Meller’s Mongoose vs sable antelope

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Hippotragus niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	sable antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Herpestidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Rhynchogale	Hippotragus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and sable antelope share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.