Golden palm civit vs Lowland Tapir

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Golden palm civit is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Carnivora (bộ Ăn thịt)	Perissodactyla (bộ Guốc lẻ)
Family	Viverridae	Tapiridae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Tapirus
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden palm civit and Lowland Tapir share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Lowland Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.