Fern Palm vs Javan Mongoose

Cycas revoluta compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cycadaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Cycas	Herpestes
Species	Cycas revoluta	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).