Golden palm civit vs smooth heliotrope

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Viverridae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Heliotropium
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	smooth heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).