Javan Mongoose vs sheet-web spiders

Herpestes javanicus compared with Erigone dentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Herpestidae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Herpestes	Erigone
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Erigone dentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Mongoose and sheet-web spiders share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	sheet-web spiders
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).

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States