Jack bean vs Javan Mongoose

Canavalia ensiformis compared with Herpestes javanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jack bean	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Fabaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Canavalia	Herpestes
Species	Canavalia ensiformis	Herpestes javanicus

Conservation Status

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jack bean	Javan Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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).