African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs Malayan civet

Atherurus africanus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Carnivora (لواحم)
Family	Hystricidae	Viverridae
Genus	Atherurus	Viverra
Species	Atherurus africanus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.