Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Malayan civet

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	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	Calomyscidae	Viverridae
Genus	Calomyscus	Viverra
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.