Malagasy civet vs round-leaf cassia

Fossa fossana compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Malagasy civet is Vulnerable while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malagasy civet	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (хищные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family	Eupleridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Fossa	Chamaecrista
Species	Fossa fossana	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malagasy civet	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).