Javan Mongoose vs Trefoil Cress

Herpestes javanicus compared with Cardamine trifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Herpestidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Cardamine
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Cardamine trifolia

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Trefoil Cress
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).

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.