Meller’s Mongoose vs Soldier fly

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Sargus cuprarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Sargus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Sargus cuprarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.