Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs New Guinean Quoll

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Viverridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Dasyurus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.