Meller’s Mongoose vs Spiny Baskettail

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Epitheca spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Epitheca
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Spiny Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.