Javan Mongoose vs

Herpestes javanicus compared with Vibrio mimicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Proteobacteria (Proteobakterien)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Enterobacterales (Enterobakterien)
Family	Herpestidae	Vibrionaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Vibrio
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Vibrio mimicus

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Vibrio mimicus is a Gram-negative, curved rod closely related to Vibrio cholerae but biochemically distinct. It inhabits coastal seawater, estuaries, and shellfish in warm tropical and subtropical marine environments. This facultatively anaerobic bacterium can cause gastrointestinal illness in humans who consume contaminated raw seafood.