cape-jasmine vs Malagasy civet

Gardenia jasminoides compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• cape-jasmine is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cape-jasmine	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rubiaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Gardenia	Fossa
Species	Gardenia jasminoides	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

cape-jasmine

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cape-jasmine	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cape-jasmine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape-jasmine

The Cape-jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) is a species in the genus Gardenia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.