Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Button Dodder

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Viverridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Cuscuta
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.