Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Guyanan spiny rat

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Proechimys hoplomyoides

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Guyanan spiny rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Guyanan spiny 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	Echimyidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Proechimys
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Proechimys hoplomyoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Guyanan spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Guyanan spiny rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Guyanan spiny 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.

Guyanan spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.