Argentine pepperweed vs Malayan civet

Lepidium bonariense compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Argentine pepperweed is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine pepperweed	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Brassicaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Lepidium	Viverra
Species	Lepidium bonariense	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Argentine pepperweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine pepperweed	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine pepperweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argentine pepperweed

The Argentine pepperweed, Lepidium bonariense, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.