Malagasy civet vs trailing tormentil

Fossa fossana compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while trailing tormentil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Eupleridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Fossa	Potentilla
Species	Fossa fossana	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).