Meller’s Mongoose vs scoparia-weed

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Scoparia dulcis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	scoparia-weed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Crambidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Scoparia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Scoparia dulcis

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and scoparia-weed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

scoparia-weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	scoparia-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scoparia-weed

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (13 countries), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).