Indomalayan Bamboo Rat vs Malayan civet

Rhizomys sumatrensis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	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	Spalacidae	Viverridae
Genus	Rhizomys	Viverra
Species	Rhizomys sumatrensis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.