Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Malayan civet

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	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	Cricetidae	Viverridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Viverra
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.