Least Tern vs Malayan civet

Sternula antillarum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least Tern	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Laridae	Viverridae
Genus	Sternula	Viverra
Species	Sternula antillarum	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Least Tern and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Least Tern	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.