Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Malayan civet

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Nesomyidae	Viverridae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Viverra
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.