Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Prostrate wild petunia

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Ruellia prostrata

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Prostrate wild petunia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Prostrate wild petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Viverridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Ruellia
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Ruellia prostrata

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate wild petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Prostrate wild petunia
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.

Prostrate wild petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).

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.