Black Afara vs Malagasy civet

Terminalia ivorensis compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Black Afara is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Afara	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Combretaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Terminalia	Fossa
Species	Terminalia ivorensis	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Black Afara

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Afara	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Afara

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guinea, and Tanzania.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Afara

The Black Afara (Terminalia ivorensis) is a species in the genus Terminalia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.