Meller’s Mongoose vs Small shell ginger

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Herpestidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Alpinia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.