欧绒鸭 vs Common palm civet

Somateria mollissima compared with Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Key Differences

• 欧绒鸭 is Near Threatened while Common palm civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	欧绒鸭	Common palm civet
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	Aves (鳥綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Anseriformes (雁形目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Anatidae	Viverridae
Genus	Somateria	Paradoxurus
Species	Somateria mollissima	Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Evolutionary Relationship

欧绒鸭 and Common palm civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

欧绒鸭

NT — Near Threatened

Common palm civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	欧绒鸭	Common palm civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

欧绒鸭

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Common palm civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

欧绒鸭

普通绒鸭（Somateria mollissima）在IUCN红色名录中被列为近危（NT）。接近受威胁标准，若无保护措施，种群可能变得脆弱。

Common palm civet

<em>Paradoxurus hermaphroditus</em> is a medium-sized viverrid mammal in the family Viverridae, distributed across South and Southeast Asia. The species inhabits a broad range of ecosystems, including tropical and subtropical forests, plantations, agricultural edges, and urban environments. It is primarily nocturnal and arboreal, foraging in tree canopies as well as on the ground. As an opportunistic omnivore, it typically consumes fruits, berries, small vertebrates, invertebrates, and occasionally birds' eggs, playing a role in seed dispersal for a variety of fruiting plant species. The common palm civet is famously associated with the production of kopi luwak, a specialty coffee made from beans that have passed through its digestive tract, raising ethical concerns about the captive keeping of wild civets for this industry. The IUCN currently assesses this species as Least Concern given its wide distribution and tolerance of modified habitats. No country-level distribution records are present in current datasets, though the species is broadly distributed across the Indo-Malayan realm. Biological traits including precise lifespan estimates, body measurements, and standardized dietary data remain poorly documented in comprehensive databases. Conservation pressures include hunting and the exotic pet trade.