Javan Mongoose vs Oustalet's Red Colobus

Herpestes javanicus compared with Piliocolobus oustaleti

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while Oustalet's Red Colobus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Oustalet's Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Herpestidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Herpestes	Piliocolobus
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Piliocolobus oustaleti

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Mongoose and Oustalet's Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Oustalet's Red Colobus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Oustalet's Red Colobus
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).

Oustalet's Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.