Australian Owlet-nightjar vs Malayan civet

Aegotheles cristatus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Aegothelidae	Viverridae
Genus	Aegotheles	Viverra
Species	Aegotheles cristatus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian Owlet-nightjar and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Australian Owlet-nightjar

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Owlet-nightjar	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Owlet-nightjar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian Owlet-nightjar

The Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) is a species in the genus Aegotheles. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.