Cork bark oak vs Malagasy civet

Quercus suber compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Cork bark oak is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cork bark oak	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Eupleridae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Fossa
Species	Quercus suber	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cork bark oak	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.