Four-dotted Alpine vs Javan Mongoose

Erebia dabanensis compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-dotted Alpine	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Herpestidae
Genus	Erebia	Herpestes
Species	Erebia dabanensis	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-dotted Alpine

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-dotted Alpine	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-dotted Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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).