Malagasy civet vs teatree

Fossa fossana compared with Polyscias fruticosa

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while teatree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Araliaceae
Genus	Fossa	Polyscias
Species	Fossa fossana	Polyscias fruticosa

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

teatree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).