Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Malayan civet

Chiropodomys pusillus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viverridae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Viverra
Species	Chiropodomys pusillus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.