Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Malayan civet

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dipodidae	Viverridae
Genus	Pygeretmus	Viverra
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.