Buckwheat vs Malagasy civet

Fagopyrum esculentum compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Buckwheat is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckwheat	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polygonaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Fagopyrum	Fossa
Species	Fagopyrum esculentum	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Buckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckwheat	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckwheat

The Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a species in the genus Fagopyrum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.