bastard toadflax vs Malagasy civet

Thesium humifusum compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thesiaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Thesium	Fossa
Species	Thesium humifusum	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.