Kleine Brennnessel vs Malagasy civet

Urtica urens compared with Fossa fossana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleine Brennnessel	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rosales (Rosenartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Urticaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Urtica	Fossa
Species	Urtica urens	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Kleine Brennnessel

VU — Vulnerable

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleine Brennnessel	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleine Brennnessel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.