Golden palm civit vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Brachytarsomys
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden palm civit and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.