Logwood vs Malayan civet

Haematoxylum campechianum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Logwood Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Fabaceae Viverridae
Genus Haematoxylum Viverra
Species Haematoxylum campechianum Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Logwood

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Logwood Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Logwood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Logwood

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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