Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Javan Mongoose

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nesomyidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Herpestes
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).