bog-asphodel vs Javan Mongoose

Narthecium americanum compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Narthecium	Herpestes
Species	Narthecium americanum	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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).

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.