Golden palm civit vs Mountain Aster

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Viverridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Paradoxurus	Oclemena
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.