Meller’s Mongoose vs Oily Pectis

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family	Herpestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhynchogale	Pectis
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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