Malagasy civet vs one-flowered cinquefoil

Fossa fossana compared with Potentilla uniflora

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while one-flowered cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	one-flowered cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Fossa	Potentilla
Species	Fossa fossana	Potentilla uniflora

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

one-flowered cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	one-flowered cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

one-flowered cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.