Golden palm civit vs Prickly Heath

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Viverridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Gaultheria
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.