Javan Mongoose vs Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Herpestes javanicus compared with Oenothera glazioviana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Herpestidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Oenothera
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Oenothera glazioviana

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States