Fishtail Cup vs Golden palm civit

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Golden palm civit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Golden palm civit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Discinaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Gyromitra	Paradoxurus
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Paradoxurus zeylonensis

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Golden palm civit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.