Malagasy civet vs Water spangles

Fossa fossana compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Eupleridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Fossa	Salvinia
Species	Fossa fossana	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).