Malagasy civet vs scentless mayweed

Fossa fossana compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while scentless mayweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	scentless mayweed
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	Tripleurospermum
Species	Fossa fossana	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	scentless mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.