Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Common Thin-toed Frog

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Leptodactylus leptodactyloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Common Thin-toed Frog
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	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Amphibia (两栖动物)
Order	Carnivora (食肉目)	Anura (无尾目)
Family	Viverridae	Leptodactylidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Leptodactylus
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Leptodactylus leptodactyloides

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Common Thin-toed Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

LC — Least Concern

Common Thin-toed Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Common Thin-toed Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Thin-toed Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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 Thin-toed Frog

<em>Leptodactylus leptodactyloides</em>, the common thin-toed frog, is an amphibian in the family Leptodactylidae, primarily recorded from Venezuela and surrounding lowland regions of northern South America. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This terrestrial frog typically inhabits savanna grasslands, gallery forests, and disturbed areas adjacent to wetlands, where it breeds in temporary pools and flooded grasslands during the rainy season. Like other leptodactylid frogs, males call from the water's edge to attract females, and the species produces foam nests for eggs. Diet typically consists of invertebrates including insects, spiders, and worms. The species is part of a diverse and taxonomically complex genus, and population status across its range is not precisely quantified. Biological traits such as adult body length, weight, lifespan, and clutch size remain poorly documented in comprehensive standardized scientific assessments for this species specifically. Conservation efforts benefit from broader amphibian monitoring programs across Venezuela and the surrounding region.