Meller’s Mongoose vs Soya-bean

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Glycine max

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while Soya-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Soya-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Glycine
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Glycine max

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Soya-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Soya-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soya-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Congo (DRC), Guinea), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).