False Swift vs Malayan civet

Borbo fallax compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Swift	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Hesperiidae	Viverridae
Genus	Borbo	Viverra
Species	Borbo fallax	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Swift	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.