Meller’s Mongoose vs Thrift Neb

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Aristotelia brizella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Thrift Neb
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Herpestidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Aristotelia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Aristotelia brizella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Thrift Neb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.