Indian-plum vs Malagasy civet

Flacourtia jangomas compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Indian-plum is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-plum	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salicaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Flacourtia	Fossa
Species	Flacourtia jangomas	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-plum	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.