Malagasy civet vs wild safflower

Fossa fossana compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Eupleridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Fossa	Carthamus
Species	Fossa fossana	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.