Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Malayan civet

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat-headed Kusimanse Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same Carnivora (Carnivorans) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Herpestidae Viverridae
Genus Crossarchus Viverra
Species Crossarchus platycephalus Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat-headed Kusimanse Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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