Elastic grass vs Malayan civet

Eragrostis tenuifolia compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Elastic grass is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic grass	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Eragrostis	Viverra
Species	Eragrostis tenuifolia	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic grass	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.