Ake-ake vs Malayan civet

Olearia traversii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Ake-ake is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ake-ake	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Olearia	Viverra
Species	Olearia traversii	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Ake-ake

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ake-ake	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ake-ake

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ake-ake

The Ake-ake (Olearia traversii) is a species in the genus Olearia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.