arrowroot vs Mangouste de Meller

Thalia geniculata compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Mangouste de Meller
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Salpidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Thalia	Rhynchogale
Species	Thalia geniculata	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Mangouste de Meller share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Mangouste de Meller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Mangouste de Meller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Mangouste de Meller

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.