Meller’s Mongoose vs wild madder

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Rubia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.