Chinese Garlic vs Malayan civet

Allium macrostemon compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Garlic Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Amaryllidaceae Viverridae
Genus Allium Viverra
Species Allium macrostemon Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Chinese Garlic

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Garlic Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Garlic

Habitat

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

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Garlic

The Chinese Garlic (Allium macrostemon) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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