Meller’s Mongoose vs vine-sorrel

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Cissus trifoliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Herpestidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Cissus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	vine-sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.