Jalapan Vole vs Malayan civet

Microtus quasiater compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • Jalapan Vole is Near Threatened while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Jalapan Vole 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 Cricetidae Viverridae
Genus Microtus Viverra
Species Microtus quasiater Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Jalapan Vole and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jalapan Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Jalapan Vole Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jalapan Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jalapan Vole

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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