Japanese Cherry vs Meller’s Mongoose

Prunus serrulata compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Key Differences

• Japanese Cherry is Not Evaluated while Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Cherry	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rosales (バラ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Rhynchogale
Species	Prunus serrulata	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Japanese Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Cherry	Meller’s Mongoose
Diet	Autotroph	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	10.0 m	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Cherry

日本の春の象徴であるサクラ（Prunus serrulata）は、毎年春に白やピンクの花雲を咲かせ、「花見」と呼ばれる数百年の歴史を持つ文化的行事の主役となる。高さ最大25メートルに達し、千年以上の選択的栽培を経て野生のPrunus種から改良された。主に接ぎ木で繁殖する不稔の観賞用品種が多く、200以上の品種が知られており、ソメイヨシノが日本の桜並木の大部分を占める。