Malayan civet vs Racket-tailed Coquette

Viverra tangalunga compared with Discosura longicaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Racket-tailed Coquette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Viverra	Discosura
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Discosura longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Racket-tailed Coquette share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Racket-tailed Coquette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.