Cibeta de Madagascar vs plains zebra

Fossa fossana compared with Equus quagga

Key Differences

• Cibeta de Madagascar is Vulnerable while plains zebra is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cibeta de Madagascar	plains zebra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Eupleridae	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Fossa	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Fossa fossana	Equus quagga

Evolutionary Relationship

Cibeta de Madagascar and plains zebra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cibeta de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

plains zebra

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~750.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cibeta de Madagascar	plains zebra
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	350.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cibeta de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plains zebra

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 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

plains zebra

La cebra de las llanuras, el equido salvaje mas numeroso, habita pastizales y sabanas del este y sur de Africa en manadas que van desde pequenos grupos familiares hasta vastas agregaciones. Sus llamativos patrones de rayas en blanco y negro son unicos para cada individuo y pueden servir para confundir a los depredadores, disuadir a los insectos picadores y facilitar el reconocimiento individual. Las cebras son una presa clave para leones, hienas y cocodrilos, sustentando las redes alimentarias de la sabana.