Horsetail vs Malayan civet

Equisetum laevigatum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Horsetail is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horsetail	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Equisetales (Equisetales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Equisetaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Equisetum	Viverra
Species	Equisetum laevigatum	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horsetail	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.