False stable fly vs Malayan civet

Muscina stabulans compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable fly	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Muscidae	Viverridae
Genus	Muscina	Viverra
Species	Muscina stabulans	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

False stable fly and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.