Malayan civet vs Oily Pectis

Viverra tangalunga compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Viverridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Viverra	Pectis
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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