Malagasy civet vs mountain karee

Fossa fossana compared with Searsia leptodictya

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while mountain karee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	mountain karee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Fossa	Searsia
Species	Fossa fossana	Searsia leptodictya

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

mountain karee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	mountain karee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain karee

Habitat

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