Malayan civet vs Mexican vole

Viverra tangalunga compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Mexican vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Viverridae Cricetidae
Genus Viverra Microtus
Species Viverra tangalunga Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Mexican vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Mexican vole

No description available.

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