Meller’s Mongoose vs Seaside Dragonlet

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Erythrodiplax berenice

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Seaside Dragonlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Erythrodiplax
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Erythrodiplax berenice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Seaside Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Seaside Dragonlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seaside Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.