Meller’s Mongoose vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Halictidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lasioglossum
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lasioglossum semilucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Small Shiny Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.