kit fox vs Malayan civet

Vulpes macrotis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	kit fox	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Viverridae
Genus	Vulpes (Foxes)	Viverra
Species	Vulpes macrotis	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

kit fox and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	kit fox	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

kit fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.