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Herpestes javanicus

Basic information
Scientific name Herpestes javanicus (No picture)
Common names Javan mongoose, Small Asian mongoose
Higher taxon Herpestidae, Carnivora, Mammalia
Natural range Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Singapore, Myanmar
Habitat Forest, shrubland, grassland, farmland at from lowland to upland (about 1,200m)
Invasion information
Range in Japan Not established in Japan. Range in Japan
Origin Unintroduced to Japan.
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Impact Like Small Indian mongoose, predation on various small terrestrial animals and damage on agriculture.
Regulation in Japan Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries Unknown
Reference Notes
  • The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2014-2-19)
  • Ecology Asia (Accessed on 2014-2-19)
  • Yamada et al. (eds) (2011) Invasive Alien Mammals in Japan: Biology of Control Strategy and Conservation. Univ. Tokyo Press (in Jpn)
  • Veron et al. (2007) Systematic status and biogeography of the Javan and small Indian mongooses (Herpestidae, Carnivora). Zool Scr. 36, 1-10.
Recent molecular systematic studies suggested taxonomic changes of this species and genus. According to these studies, the invasive populations should be placed in Herpestes auropunctatus (“Small Indian mongoose”, rather than “Javan mongoose”).