Meller’s Mongoose vs water-apple

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Herpestidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Syzygium
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.