Malagasy civet vs Pinwheelflower

Fossa fossana compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Pinwheelflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Eupleridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Fossa	Tabernaemontana
Species	Fossa fossana	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).