Javan Mongoose vs Monkey Apple

Herpestes javanicus compared with Annona glabra

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while Monkey Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Monkey Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Herpestidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Annona
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Annona glabra

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Monkey Apple
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).

Monkey Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇲 Micronesia