Javan Mongoose vs Sour orange

Herpestes javanicus compared with Citrus aurantium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Herpestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Citrus
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Sour orange
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).

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States