Meller’s Mongoose vs short-stem iris

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Herpestidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Iris
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.