Buddha's hand vs Malayan civet

Alocasia cucullata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Araceae	Viverridae
Genus	Alocasia	Viverra
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.