Meller’s Mongoose vs Water Fig

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Moraceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Ficus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.