Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Malayan civet

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fat-tailed false antechinus Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Dasyuridae Viverridae
Genus Pseudantechinus Viverra
Species Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed false antechinus and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fat-tailed false antechinus Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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