Golden palm civit vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Paradoxurus zeylonensis compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden palm civit	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Viverridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Perognathus
Species	Paradoxurus zeylonensis	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden palm civit and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Golden palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden palm civit	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.