Lemon grass vs Malagasy civet

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Eupleridae
Genus	Cymbopogon	Fossa
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.