Malayan civet vs pignut

Viverra tangalunga compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Viverridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Viverra	Mesosphaerum
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.