Asian Badger vs Malayan civet

Meles leucurus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	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	Meles	Viverra
Species	Meles leucurus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.