Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Devil's Tooth

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Hydnellum peckii

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Devil's Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Devil's Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Viverridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Hydnellum
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Hydnellum peckii

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Devil's Tooth
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 Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.