Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Javan Mongoose

Nymphoides cordata compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Nymphoides	Herpestes
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States