Malayan civet vs Peruvian groundcherry

Viverra tangalunga compared with Physalis peruviana

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Peruvian groundcherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Peruvian groundcherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Viverridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Viverra	Physalis
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Physalis peruviana

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Peruvian groundcherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).