Malagasy civet vs smooth heliotrope

Fossa fossana compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Eupleridae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Fossa	Heliotropium
Species	Fossa fossana	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	smooth heliotrope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).