Javan Mongoose vs Guará

Herpestes javanicus compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Herpestidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Herpestes	Chrysocyon
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Mongoose and Guará share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	Guará
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).

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.