Field Foxtail vs Malayan civet

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Field Foxtail 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 Alopecurus Viverra
Species Alopecurus pratensis Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Field Foxtail Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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