Crested servaline genet vs 'Ihi

Genetta cristata compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

  • Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Crested servaline genet 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Viverridae Oxalidaceae
Genus Genetta Oxalis
Species Genetta cristata Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Crested servaline genet 'Ihi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested servaline genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Crested servaline genet

No description available.

'Ihi

No description available.

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