Malayan civet vs Ornate Shrew

Viverra tangalunga compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Viverridae Soricidae
Genus Viverra Sorex
Species Viverra tangalunga Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Ornate Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Ornate Shrew

No description available.

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