Malagasy civet vs Yellow Fatu

Fossa fossana compared with Abutilon pitcairnense

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while Yellow Fatu is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	Yellow Fatu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Eupleridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Fossa	Abutilon
Species	Fossa fossana	Abutilon pitcairnense

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Fatu

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	Yellow Fatu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Fatu

Habitat

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