Fawn-colored Mouse vs Javan Mongoose

Mus cervicolor compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Herpestes
Species	Mus cervicolor	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-colored Mouse and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).