False Dotted Border vs Malagasy civet

Belenois thysa compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pieridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Belenois	Fossa
Species	Belenois thysa	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.