Meller’s Mongoose vs Scarlet Bluet

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Enallagma pictum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Scarlet Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Enallagma
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Enallagma pictum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Scarlet Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.