Couchgrass vs Malayan civet

Elymus repens compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Couchgrass Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Viverridae
Genus Elymus Viverra
Species Elymus repens Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Couchgrass

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Couchgrass Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Couchgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and temperate coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Asia (Iran, North Korea), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Couchgrass

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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