Long-tailed dunnart vs Malayan civet

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed dunnart Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Dasyuridae Viverridae
Genus Sminthopsis Viverra
Species Sminthopsis longicaudata Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed dunnart Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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