Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Northern tamandua

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Viverridae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Tamandua
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Northern tamandua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Northern tamandua
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.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.