Light Red Meranti vs Malayan civet

Shorea lepidota compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Shorea	Viverra
Species	Shorea lepidota	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.