Zorro Volador Filipino vs Javan Mongoose

Acerodon jubatus compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Zorro Volador Filipino is Endangered while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro Volador Filipino	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Herpestidae
Genus	Acerodon	Herpestes
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro Volador Filipino and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Zorro Volador Filipino

EN — Endangered

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro Volador Filipino	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro Volador Filipino

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).