Meller’s Mongoose vs Sallow Pigmy

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Stigmella salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Nepticulidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Stigmella
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Sallow Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.