Meller’s Mongoose vs Violet Dropwing

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Herpestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Trithemis
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Violet Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.