Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Hippopotamus amphibius

Key Differences

• Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit is Least Concern while Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Viverridae	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)
Genus	Paradoxurus	Hippopotamus (Hippos)
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Hippopotamus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	3.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.5 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

The Brown Palm Civit, Jerdon's Palm Civit (Paradoxurus jerdoni) is a species in the genus Paradoxurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

非洲最危险的大型哺乳动物，河马（Hippopotamus amphibius）体重可达3200千克，栖居于撒哈拉以南非洲的河流、湖泊和湿地。半水生生活方式使其每天最多在水中浸泡16小时以降温，夜间则在陆地上觅食草料。尽管外表看似温顺，河马极具攻击性且领地意识强烈，每年造成数百人伤亡。由于栖息地丧失和象牙非法猎杀，该物种被列为易危。