Meller’s Mongoose vs Variable Darner

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’s Mongoose	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Herpestidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Rhynchogale	Aeshna
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

Meller’s Mongoose and Variable Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meller’s Mongoose	Variable Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.