Malayan civet vs Musk Cheeseweed

Viverra tangalunga compared with Malva moschata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Musk Cheeseweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Viverridae Malvaceae
Genus Viverra Malva
Species Viverra tangalunga Malva moschata

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Musk Cheeseweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Musk Cheeseweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Musk Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Malayan civet

No description available.

Musk Cheeseweed

No description available.

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