Rata de Campo vs Javan Mongoose

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Herpestes
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rata de Campo and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.