Javan Mongoose vs Squirrel Corn

Herpestes javanicus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Herpestidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Herpestes	Dicentra
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Squirrel Corn
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).

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States