Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Lonchophylla
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Lonchophylla handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Handley's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Handley's Nectar Bat
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.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.