Java-bean vs Malagasy civet

Senna obtusifolia compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Java-bean is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java-bean	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Fabales (豆目)	Carnivora (食肉目)
Family	Fabaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Senna	Fossa
Species	Senna obtusifolia	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java-bean	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

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 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.