five-leaf crotalaria vs Malagasy civet

Crotalaria quinquefolia compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	five-leaf crotalaria	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Crotalaria	Fossa
Species	Crotalaria quinquefolia	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	five-leaf crotalaria	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).