Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Herpestes urva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Viverridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Herpestes
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Crab-eating Mongoose
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.

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

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.