Few-Ribbed Sedge vs Javan Mongoose

Carex lenticularis compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Few-Ribbed Sedge is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Few-Ribbed Sedge	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cyperaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carex	Herpestes
Species	Carex lenticularis	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Few-Ribbed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Few-Ribbed Sedge	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Few-Ribbed Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States