Malagasy civet vs toothcup

Fossa fossana compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Eupleridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Fossa	Ammannia
Species	Fossa fossana	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).