Cylindrical Prickly Pear vs Malayan civet

Opuntia curassavica compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cactaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Opuntia	Viverra
Species	Opuntia curassavica	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.