Golden palm civit vs Septicweed

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Golden palm civit Septicweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Viverridae Fabaceae
Genus Paradoxurus Senna
Species Paradoxurus zeylonensis Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Golden palm civit

No description available.

Septicweed

No description available.

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