Creeping Thyme vs Malagasy civet

Thymus pulegioides compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Thyme	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Lamiaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Thymus	Fossa
Species	Thymus pulegioides	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Thyme	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.