Malayan civet vs Onion Earthball

Viverra tangalunga compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Viverridae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Viverra	Scleroderma
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).