Malayan civet vs Plain Swift

Viverra tangalunga compared with Apus unicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Plain Swift
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Viverridae Apodidae
Genus Viverra Apus
Species Viverra tangalunga Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Plain Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Plain Swift
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Plain Swift

No description available.

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