Malayan civet vs Red Balau

Viverra tangalunga compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Viverridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Viverra	Shorea
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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