Kola nut vs Malayan civet

Cola nitida compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kola nut	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Malvaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Cola	Viverra
Species	Cola nitida	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kola nut	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kola nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.