Meller’s Mongoose vs tiny risso snail

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Rissoa parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	tiny risso snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Herpestidae	Rissoidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Rissoa
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Rissoa parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and tiny risso snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

tiny risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	tiny risso snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiny risso snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.