Date palm vs Malayan civet

Phoenix dactylifera compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Date palm is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date palm	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Arecaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Phoenix	Viverra
Species	Phoenix dactylifera	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date palm	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.