Malayan civet vs Mexican woodrat

Viverra tangalunga compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Mexican woodrat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.