Malagasy civet vs Starfruit

Fossa fossana compared with Damasonium alisma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Eupleridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Fossa	Damasonium
Species	Fossa fossana	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.