vs Malagasy civet

Diderma meyerae compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Didymiaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Diderma	Fossa
Species	Diderma meyerae	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.