Golden Clover vs Malayan civet

Trifolium aureum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Golden Clover is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Clover	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Fabaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Trifolium	Viverra
Species	Trifolium aureum	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Golden Clover

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Clover	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.