Japanese Maple vs Malagasy civet

Acer palmatum compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Maple	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sapindaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Acer	Fossa
Species	Acer palmatum	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Maple	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.