Meller’s Mongoose vs Wine Roundhead

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Stropharia rugosoannulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Wine Roundhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Stropharia
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Stropharia rugosoannulata

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Wine Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Wine Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wine Roundhead

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).