four-leaved mare's-tail vs Malayan civet

Hippuris tetraphylla compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• four-leaved mare's-tail is Vulnerable while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	four-leaved mare's-tail	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Hippuris	Viverra
Species	Hippuris tetraphylla	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

four-leaved mare's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	four-leaved mare's-tail	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

four-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.