Malagasy civet vs Small Cluster Pear

Fossa fossana compared with Uvaria gracilipes

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Small Cluster Pear is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Small Cluster Pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Eupleridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Fossa	Uvaria
Species	Fossa fossana	Uvaria gracilipes

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Small Cluster Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Small Cluster Pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cluster Pear

Habitat

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