Indian-nut vs Malayan civet

Areca catechu compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Indian-nut is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-nut	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Arecaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Areca	Viverra
Species	Areca catechu	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-nut	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.