Lemon grass vs Malayan civet

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Cymbopogon	Viverra
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.