Javan Mongoose vs Taiga tick

Herpestes javanicus compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Herpestidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Herpestes	Ixodes
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Taiga tick
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).

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.