Meller’s Mongoose vs Stinking willie

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).