Bell apple vs Javan Mongoose

Passiflora laurifolia compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Bell apple is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bell apple	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Passifloraceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Passiflora	Herpestes
Species	Passiflora laurifolia	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Bell apple

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bell apple	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bell apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).

Bell apple

The Bell apple (Passiflora laurifolia) is a species in the genus Passiflora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇺🇸 United States