Malagasy civet vs Silkrubber

Fossa fossana compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Silkrubber
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	Funtumia
Species	Fossa fossana	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.