Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Prickly Heath

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Viverridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Gaultheria
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.