Malayan civet vs Prickly Heath

Viverra tangalunga compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Viverridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Viverra	Gaultheria
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.