Clasping heliotrope vs Malagasy civet

Heliotropium amplexicaule compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Clasping heliotrope is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clasping heliotrope	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Heliotropium	Fossa
Species	Heliotropium amplexicaule	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clasping heliotrope	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.