Meller’s Mongoose vs sugar-plum

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Uapaca
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.