Brazilian agouti vs Malayan civet

Dasyprocta leporina compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian agouti	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasyproctidae	Viverridae
Genus	Dasyprocta	Viverra
Species	Dasyprocta leporina	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Brazilian agouti and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brazilian agouti

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian agouti	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian agouti

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Dominica, Grenada, United States, and Venezuela.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brazilian agouti

The Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.