Javan Mongoose vs Water yam

Herpestes javanicus compared with Dioscorea alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Herpestidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Dioscorea
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Water yam
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).

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇺🇸 United States