Javan Mongoose vs amor-do-campo

Herpestes javanicus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Mongoose	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Herpestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Herpestes	Desmodium
Species	Herpestes javanicus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Mongoose	amor-do-campo
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).

amor-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia