Meller’s Mongoose vs wild custard-apple

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Annona senegalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	wild custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Annona
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Annona senegalensis

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.