Malagasy civet vs pliant lettuce

Fossa fossana compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Eupleridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Fossa	Lactuca
Species	Fossa fossana	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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