Malagasy civet vs utile

Fossa fossana compared with Entandrophragma utile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Fossa	Entandrophragma
Species	Fossa fossana	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.