Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Cork Moth

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Cork Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Tineidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Nemapogon
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Nemapogon cloacella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Cork Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Cork Moth
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.

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.