Mangouste de Meller vs Staph Beetle

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Tasgius ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangouste de Meller	Staph Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Herpestidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Tasgius
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Tasgius ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Mangouste de Meller and Staph Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Mangouste de Meller

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangouste de Meller	Staph Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangouste de Meller

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.