Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Carnivora (Raubtiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Viverridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Nephelomys
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Nephelomys auriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Ecuadorean Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.