Meller’s Mongoose vs Two-Spotted Bumble Bee

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Bombus bimaculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Two-Spotted 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 bimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Two-Spotted Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Two-Spotted Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Two-Spotted Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.