Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Devil'S Dipstick

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Viverridae	Phallaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Mutinus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.