Meller’s Mongoose vs Three-striped Dasher

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Micrathyria didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Micrathyria
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.