Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Viverridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Perognathus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.