Ash Quandong vs Javan Mongoose

Elaeocarpus reticulatus compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Ash Quandong is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Quandong	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Herpestes
Species	Elaeocarpus reticulatus	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Ash Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Quandong	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Quandong

Habitat

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

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

Ash Quandong

Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.