Malagasy civet vs pignut

Fossa fossana compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Fossa	Mesosphaerum
Species	Fossa fossana	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.