Malagasy civet vs cabelos

Fossa fossana compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while cabelos is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	cabelos
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Eupleridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Fossa	Cuscuta
Species	Fossa fossana	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

cabelos

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	cabelos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cabelos

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).