Brown Roll Rim vs Malagasy civet

Paxillus involutus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Brown Roll Rim is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Roll Rim	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Paxillaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Paxillus	Fossa
Species	Paxillus involutus	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Brown Roll Rim

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Roll Rim	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Roll Rim

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Roll Rim

The Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus) is a species in the genus Paxillus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.