Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Malayan civet

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny Mouse	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viverridae
Genus	Acomys	Viverra
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Spiny Mouse and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.