Duckweed vs Javan Mongoose

Lemna perpusilla compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Lemna	Herpestes
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇺🇸 United States