ilima vs Javan Mongoose

Sida cordifolia compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• ilima is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ilima	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Malvaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sida	Herpestes
Species	Sida cordifolia	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ilima	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇸 United States