Meller’s Mongoose vs Striped Slender Robberfly

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Leptogaster cylindrica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Striped Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Asilidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Leptogaster
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Leptogaster cylindrica

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Striped Slender Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Striped Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Striped Slender Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Striped Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.