Linear Leaf Water Primrose vs Malayan civet

Ludwigia hyssopifolia compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linear Leaf Water Primrose	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Onagraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Ludwigia	Viverra
Species	Ludwigia hyssopifolia	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linear Leaf Water Primrose	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).