Katung Fa vs Malagasy civet

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

Katung Fa is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Apocynaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Alstonia	Fossa
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.