Meller’s Mongoose vs Stinking chamomile

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Herpestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhynchogale	Anthemis
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.