Black Medic vs Javan Mongoose

Medicago lupulina compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Medic	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Medicago	Herpestes
Species	Medicago lupulina	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Black Medic

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Medic	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Medic

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

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).

Black Medic

The Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range spans Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States