Javan Mongoose vs Slender centaury

Herpestes javanicus compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Herpestidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Centaurium
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Slender centaury
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).

Slender centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇸 United States