Long-tailed Hopping Mouse vs Malayan civet

Notomys longicaudatus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Hopping 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	Notomys	Viverra
Species	Notomys longicaudatus	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.