Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Olive Nut Truffle

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Hymenogaster olivaceus

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Olive Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Olive Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Hymenogaster
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Hymenogaster olivaceus

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Olive Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Olive Nut Truffle
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.

Olive Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.