Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Gerbillus gerbillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Viverridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Paradoxurus	Gerbillus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Gerbillus gerbillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Lesser Egyptian Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil
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.

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.