Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Molossus pretiosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Molossidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Molossus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Molossus pretiosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Miller’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Miller’s Mastiff Bat
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.

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.