Javan Mongoose vs Tickclover

Herpestes javanicus compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Desmodium
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Tickclover
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).

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇺🇸 United States