Malagasy civet vs water-apple

Fossa fossana compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Eupleridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Fossa	Syzygium
Species	Fossa fossana	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.