Herpestes javanicus; Print; The Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) is a species of mongoose found in the wild in South and Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced to Hawaii; the Bahamas; Cuba; Croatia; Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles; Belize; Honduras; Panama; Trinidad and Tobago; Colombia; Suriname; Venezuela; Guyana and Mafia Island. The western subspecies group is sometimes treated as a separate species; the Indian mongoose or small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus).; 1700-1880