Malagasy civet vs Moon Trefoil

Fossa fossana compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Fossa	Medicago
Species	Fossa fossana	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).