Javan Mongoose vs Lemon grass

Herpestes javanicus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Herpestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Herpestes	Cymbopogon
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Lemon grass
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).

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇺🇸 United States