American mink vs Malayan civet

Mustela vison compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• American mink is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American mink	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Viverridae
Genus	Mustela	Viverra
Species	Mustela vison	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

American mink and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

American mink

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American mink	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American mink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American mink

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.