greater spot-nosed monkey vs Malayan civet

Cercopithecus nictitans compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• greater spot-nosed monkey is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater spot-nosed monkey	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Viverridae
Genus	Cercopithecus	Viverra
Species	Cercopithecus nictitans	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

greater spot-nosed monkey and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

greater spot-nosed monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater spot-nosed monkey	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greater spot-nosed monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.