Meller’s Mongoose vs Valley redstem

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Herpestidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Ammannia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Valley redstem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).