Devil's horsewhip vs Malayan civet

Achyranthes aspera compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's horsewhip	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Achyranthes	Viverra
Species	Achyranthes aspera	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's horsewhip	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).