Malayan civet vs Northern Bettong

Viverra tangalunga compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Viverridae	Potoroidae
Genus	Viverra	Bettongia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.