Malabar nut vs Malayan civet

Justicia adhatoda compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malabar nut	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Acanthaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Justicia	Viverra
Species	Justicia adhatoda	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malabar nut	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.