Hairy indigo vs Malayan civet

Indigofera hirsuta compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy indigo 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 Indigofera Viverra
Species Indigofera hirsuta Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy indigo Malayan civet
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy indigo

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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