Golden palm civit vs Marsh Button

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Marsh Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Acleris
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden palm civit and Marsh Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Marsh Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.