Meller’s Mongoose vs Toothwort

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Herpestidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lathraea
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Toothwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.