Malayan civet vs paradise-nut

Viverra tangalunga compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Viverridae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Viverra	Lecythis
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.