Malagasy civet vs Wormseed

Fossa fossana compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Eupleridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Fossa	Dysphania
Species	Fossa fossana	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).