Hanging sedge vs Malayan civet

Carex pendula compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hanging sedge Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Cyperaceae Viverridae
Genus Carex Viverra
Species Carex pendula Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Hanging sedge

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hanging sedge Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hanging sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hanging sedge

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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