Meller’s Mongoose vs turnip aphid

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	turnip aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Herpestidae	Aphididae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Lipaphis
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Lipaphis pseudobrassicae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

turnip aphid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	turnip aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

turnip aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Turkey and United States.