Malayan civet vs mersawa

Viverra tangalunga compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Viverridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Viverra	Anisoptera
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	mersawa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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