Golden palm civit vs Redclaw

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Viverridae	Parastacidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Cherax
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).