Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Small Plume

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Oxyptilus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Small Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Small Plume
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.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 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.