Bushy-tailed Mongoose vs Malayan civet

Bdeogale crassicauda compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Herpestidae	Viverridae
Genus	Bdeogale	Viverra
Species	Bdeogale crassicauda	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Mongoose and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Mongoose	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bushy-tailed Mongoose

The Bushy-tailed Mongoose (Bdeogale crassicauda) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.