chinkapin vs Javan Mongoose

Castanea pumila compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• chinkapin is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chinkapin	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Castanea	Herpestes
Species	Castanea pumila	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chinkapin	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chinkapin

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).

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.