Key lime vs Malagasy civet

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rutaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Citrus	Fossa
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.