Meller’s Mongoose vs Slender Spreadwing

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Lestidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lestes
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.