Meller’s Mongoose vs Thatch palm

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Herpestidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Sabal
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.