Malayan civet vs Recurved Peatmoss

Viverra tangalunga compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Viverridae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Viverra	Sphagnum
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Recurved Peatmoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.