Meller’s Mongoose vs Tan Ear

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Herpestidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Otidea
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.