Cherry laurel vs Malayan civet

Prunus laurocerasus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Cherry laurel is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry laurel	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Viverra
Species	Prunus laurocerasus	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Cherry laurel

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry laurel	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry laurel

The Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) is a species in the genus Prunus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.