Meller’s Mongoose vs Small Chanterelle

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Small Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Herpestidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Cantharellus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Small Chanterelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.