Asiatic Dayflower vs Malayan civet

Commelina communis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Asiatic Dayflower is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic Dayflower	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Commelinaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Commelina	Viverra
Species	Commelina communis	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Asiatic Dayflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic Dayflower	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic Dayflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (33 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic Dayflower

The Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) is a species in the genus Commelina. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (33 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).