Meller’s Mongoose vs Scots pine blister rust

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Herpestidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Cronartium
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.