Malagasy civet vs Vegetable fern

Fossa fossana compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Eupleridae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Fossa	Diplazium
Species	Fossa fossana	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.