Malayan civet vs Nit grass

Viverra tangalunga compared with Gastridium phleoides

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Nit grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Nit grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Viverridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Viverra	Gastridium
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Gastridium phleoides

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Nit grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Nit grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nit grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).