Asbestos Grass vs Malayan civet

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Cenchrus	Viverra
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asbestos Grass

Asbestos grass (Cenchrus basedowii) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.