Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Malagasy civet

Nymphoides cordata compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Eight-Angled Floatingheart is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Nymphoides	Fossa
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.