Centaury vs Malayan civet

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	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	Cirsium	Viverra
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.