Meller’s Mongoose vs Wire With

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Desmodium
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.