Malagasy civet vs Sea fig

Fossa fossana compared with Carpobrotus chilensis

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Sea fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Sea fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Aizoaceae
Genus	Fossa	Carpobrotus
Species	Fossa fossana	Carpobrotus chilensis

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Sea fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Sea fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador).