Eastern Mountain Avens vs Malayan civet

Geum peckii compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Eastern Mountain Avens is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mountain Avens	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Geum	Viverra
Species	Geum peckii	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Eastern Mountain Avens

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mountain Avens	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mountain Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.