Meller’s Mongoose vs Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Bombus ternarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Tri-Colored Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Herpestidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Rhynchogale	Bombus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Bombus ternarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Tri-Colored Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Tri-Colored Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tri-Colored Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.