Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Darkling beetle

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Tribolium destructor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Darkling beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Viverridae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Tribolium
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Tribolium destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Darkling beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Darkling beetle
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.

Darkling beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.