Meller’s Mongoose vs Spangled Skimmer

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Libellula cyanea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Spangled Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Libellula
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Libellula cyanea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Spangled Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.