Malagasy civet vs mango-pine

Fossa fossana compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while mango-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Eupleridae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Fossa	Barringtonia
Species	Fossa fossana	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.