Fibrous Goat's Beard vs Javan Mongoose

Tragopogon fibrosus compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Fibrous Goat's Beard is Data Deficient while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fibrous Goat's Beard	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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Herpestidae
Genus	Tragopogon	Herpestes
Species	Tragopogon fibrosus	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Fibrous Goat's Beard

DD — Data Deficient

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fibrous Goat's Beard	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fibrous Goat's Beard

Habitat

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

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).