Black Vine Weevil vs Javan Mongoose

Otiorhynchus sulcatus compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Black Vine Weevil is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Vine Weevil	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Curculionidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Otiorhynchus	Herpestes
Species	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Vine Weevil and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Vine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Vine Weevil	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Vine Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Turkey), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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 Vine Weevil

The Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a species in the genus Otiorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm, found across Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and more.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States