Clasping heliotrope vs Malayan civet

Heliotropium amplexicaule compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Clasping heliotrope is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clasping heliotrope	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Heliotropium	Viverra
Species	Heliotropium amplexicaule	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Clasping heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clasping heliotrope	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clasping heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clasping heliotrope

The Clasping heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) is a species in the genus Heliotropium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.