False Puffball vs Javan Mongoose

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoaire)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Reticularia	Herpestes
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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).