Malagasy civet vs vine-sorrel

Fossa fossana compared with Cissus trifoliata

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while vine-sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	vine-sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Eupleridae	Vitaceae
Genus	Fossa	Cissus
Species	Fossa fossana	Cissus trifoliata

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

vine-sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	vine-sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vine-sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.