Malayan civet vs Niger Delta Red Colobus

Viverra tangalunga compared with Piliocolobus epieni

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Niger Delta Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Viverra	Piliocolobus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Piliocolobus epieni

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Niger Delta Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Niger Delta Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Niger Delta Red Colobus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Niger Delta Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.