Malayan civet vs Mountain yam

Viverra tangalunga compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Viverridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Viverra	Dioscorea
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.