Cowberry Redleaf vs Javan Mongoose

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Cowberry Redleaf is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Herpestes
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States