Malayan civet vs Red flour beetle

Viverra tangalunga compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Viverridae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Viverra	Tribolium
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).