vs Malayan civet

Cortinarius urbicus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Cortinariaceae Viverridae
Genus Cortinarius Viverra
Species Cortinarius urbicus Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cortinarius urbicus is a robust, fibrous-capped mushroom in the Cortinarius genus with a silky brown cap and rust-spored gills at maturity. It inhabits coniferous and mixed forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with spruce, pine, and occasionally deciduous trees. This fungus obtains nutrients by trading sugars with its tree partners in forest soil environments.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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