Herb Robert vs Malayan civet

Geranium robertianum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Herb Robert Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Geraniales (Geraniales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Geraniaceae Viverridae
Genus Geranium Viverra
Species Geranium robertianum Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Herb Robert Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Herb Robert

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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