Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Erckel's Francolin

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Pternistis erckelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Erckel's Francolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Viverridae	Phasianidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Pternistis
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Pternistis erckelii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Erckel's Francolin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Erckel's Francolin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Erckel's Francolin
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.

Erckel's Francolin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.