Malagasy civet vs slender-fruit saltbush

Fossa fossana compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	slender-fruit saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Fossa	Atriplex
Species	Fossa fossana	Atriplex leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	slender-fruit saltbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.