black rat vs Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Rattus rattus compared with Paradoxurus jerdoni

Key Differences

• black rat is Extinct while Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black rat	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viverridae
Genus	Rattus	Paradoxurus
Species	Rattus rattus	Paradoxurus jerdoni

Evolutionary Relationship

black rat and Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black rat

EX — Extinct

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black rat	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black rat

The Black rat (Rattus rattus) is a species in the genus Rattus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.