Malagasy civet vs winged prickly-ash

Fossa fossana compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Eupleridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Fossa	Zanthoxylum
Species	Fossa fossana	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.