Golden palm civit vs ribbed grass snail

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Vallonia costata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Viverridae	Valloniidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Vallonia
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).