Civette Fossane vs Variable Abalone

Fossa fossana compared with Haliotis varia

Key Differences

• Civette Fossane is Vulnerable while Variable Abalone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Civette Fossane	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (mollusques)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Eupleridae	Haliotidae
Genus	Fossa	Haliotis
Species	Fossa fossana	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Civette Fossane and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Civette Fossane

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Civette Fossane	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Civette Fossane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.