Japanese Stream Toad vs Javan Mongoose

Bufo torrenticola compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Japanese Stream Toad is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Stream Toad	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Bufonidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Bufo	Herpestes
Species	Bufo torrenticola	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Stream Toad and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Japanese Stream Toad

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Stream Toad	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Stream Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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).