Alpine Water-moss vs Malayan civet

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Fontinalis	Viverra
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.