Mangouste de Meller vs Willow Deceiver

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Laccaria pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangouste de Meller	Willow Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Herpestidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Laccaria
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Laccaria pumila

Conservation Status

Mangouste de Meller

LC — Least Concern

Willow Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangouste de Meller	Willow Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangouste de Meller

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.