Javan mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Javan mongoose lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Herpestes javanicus
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the Javan mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Javan mongoose in 10 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Guangdong. In Fiji it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Javan mongoose endangered?

The Javan mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Javan mongoose?

The Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Herpestes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Javan mongoose

The Javan mongoose (Urva javanica) is a mongoose species native to Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Javan mongoose (revision 1379697932), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q600530 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).