Meller’s Mongoose vs Sweat Bee

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Sweat Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Halictidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lasioglossum
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Sweat Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).