Golden palm civit vs large-seed dodder

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Viverridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Cuscuta
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.