Malagasy civet vs Sour orange

Fossa fossana compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Fossa	Citrus
Species	Fossa fossana	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).