Meller’s Mongoose vs Shadow Darner

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Aeshna umbrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Shadow Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Aeshna
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Aeshna umbrosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Shadow Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Shadow Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadow Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.