Dixie ticktrefoil vs Javan Mongoose

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Desmodium	Herpestes
Species	Desmodium tortuosum	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 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 7 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇺🇸 United States