Malayan civet vs Pavement ant

Viverra tangalunga compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Viverridae	Formicidae
Genus	Viverra	Tetramorium
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).