Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit vs Guinea pig

Paradoxurus jerdoni compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Guinea pig
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)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Viverridae	Caviidae
Genus	Paradoxurus	Cavia
Species	Paradoxurus jerdoni	Cavia porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit and Guinea pig 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

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown palm civit, Jerdon's palm civit	Guinea pig
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.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.