Malayan civet vs Oriental prawn

Viverra tangalunga compared with Palaemon macrodactylus

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Oriental prawn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Oriental prawn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Viverridae	Palaemonidae
Genus	Viverra	Palaemon
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Palaemon macrodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Oriental prawn share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Oriental prawn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Oriental prawn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental prawn

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).