Great Thick-knee vs Malayan civet

Esacus recurvirostris compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Thick-knee	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Burhinidae	Viverridae
Genus	Esacus	Viverra
Species	Esacus recurvirostris	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Thick-knee and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Thick-knee	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.