Chinese wingnut vs Malayan civet

Pterocarya stenoptera compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wingnut	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Juglandaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Pterocarya	Viverra
Species	Pterocarya stenoptera	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese wingnut	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (United States).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.