Golden palm civit vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Reithrodontomys
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden palm civit and Mexican Harvest Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.