Javan Mongoose vs Septicweed

Herpestes javanicus compared with Senna occidentalis

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while Septicweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Septicweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Senna
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Septicweed
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).

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States