Javan Mongoose vs spitting spiders

Herpestes javanicus compared with Scytodes fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	spitting spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Herpestidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Herpestes	Scytodes
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	spitting 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).

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark