Bighead knapweed vs Malayan civet

Centaurea macrocephala compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Bighead knapweed is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bighead knapweed	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Centaurea	Viverra
Species	Centaurea macrocephala	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Bighead knapweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bighead knapweed	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bighead knapweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bighead knapweed

The Bighead knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala) is a species in the genus Centaurea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.