Meller’s Mongoose vs water dock

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Herpestidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Rumex
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).