Large Short-tailed Rat vs Malayan civet

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed 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	Nesomyidae	Viverridae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Viverra
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Short-tailed Rat and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.