Four-barred Major vs Javan Mongoose

Oxycera rara compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-barred Major	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Oxycera	Herpestes
Species	Oxycera rara	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-barred Major and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-barred Major	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark