Easter cassia vs Malayan civet

Senna pendula compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Easter cassia Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Fabaceae Viverridae
Genus Senna Viverra
Species Senna pendula Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Easter cassia Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Easter cassia

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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