Malayan civet vs Maui's paddle

Viverra tangalunga compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

  • Malayan civet is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Maui's paddle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Viverridae Dryopteridaceae
Genus Viverra Elaphoglossum
Species Viverra tangalunga Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Maui's paddle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Maui's paddle

No description available.

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