Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs French Mallow

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Malva nicaeensis

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while French Mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	French Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Viverridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Malva
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Malva nicaeensis

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

French Mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	French Mallow
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.

French Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Qatar, Uzbekistan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.