Andromeda Lacebug vs Common palm civet

Stephanitis takeyai compared with Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Key Differences

• Andromeda Lacebug is Not Evaluated while Common palm civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andromeda Lacebug	Common palm civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Tingidae	Viverridae
Genus	Stephanitis	Paradoxurus
Species	Stephanitis takeyai	Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andromeda Lacebug and Common palm civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andromeda Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Common palm civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andromeda Lacebug	Common palm civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andromeda Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).

Common palm civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Andromeda Lacebug

The Andromeda Lacebug (Stephanitis takeyai) is a species in the genus Stephanitis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Common palm civet

<em>Paradoxurus hermaphroditus</em> is a medium-sized viverrid mammal in the family Viverridae, distributed across South and Southeast Asia. The species inhabits a broad range of ecosystems, including tropical and subtropical forests, plantations, agricultural edges, and urban environments. It is primarily nocturnal and arboreal, foraging in tree canopies as well as on the ground. As an opportunistic omnivore, it typically consumes fruits, berries, small vertebrates, invertebrates, and occasionally birds' eggs, playing a role in seed dispersal for a variety of fruiting plant species. The common palm civet is famously associated with the production of kopi luwak, a specialty coffee made from beans that have passed through its digestive tract, raising ethical concerns about the captive keeping of wild civets for this industry. The IUCN currently assesses this species as Least Concern given its wide distribution and tolerance of modified habitats. No country-level distribution records are present in current datasets, though the species is broadly distributed across the Indo-Malayan realm. Biological traits including precise lifespan estimates, body measurements, and standardized dietary data remain poorly documented in comprehensive databases. Conservation pressures include hunting and the exotic pet trade.