Malagasy civet vs sacred basil

Fossa fossana compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	sacred basil
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	Ocimum
Species	Fossa fossana	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).