Meller’s Mongoose vs variable forklet moss

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Dicranella
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	variable forklet moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).