Meller’s Mongoose vs Upland Blackclock

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Pterostichus adstrictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Upland Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Carabidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Pterostichus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Pterostichus adstrictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Upland Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Upland Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upland Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.