Java-bean vs Javan Mongoose

Senna obtusifolia compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• Java-bean is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java-bean	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Fabales (マメ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Senna	Herpestes
Species	Senna obtusifolia	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java-bean	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States