Meller’s Mongoose vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Apodidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Rhaphidura
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.