Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Calomyscus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.