Ceylon-olive vs Malayan civet

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon-olive Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Oxalidales (Oxalidales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Elaeocarpaceae Viverridae
Genus Elaeocarpus Viverra
Species Elaeocarpus serratus Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon-olive Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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