Fat Sand Rat vs Malayan civet

Psammomys obesus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viverridae
Genus	Psammomys	Viverra
Species	Psammomys obesus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.