Corn spurry vs Javan Mongoose

Spergula arvensis compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Corn spurry is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn spurry	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Spergula	Herpestes
Species	Spergula arvensis	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corn spurry	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States