Beach moonflower vs Malayan civet

Ipomoea violacea compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Beach moonflower is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach moonflower	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Ipomoea	Viverra
Species	Ipomoea violacea	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Beach moonflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach moonflower	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach moonflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Slovakia), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach moonflower

The Beach moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a species in the genus Ipomoea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.