Malayan civet vs Red-tailed Monkey

Viverra tangalunga compared with Cercopithecus ascanius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Red-tailed Monkey
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Primates (Primates)
Family Viverridae Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus Viverra Cercopithecus
Species Viverra tangalunga Cercopithecus ascanius

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Red-tailed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Red-tailed Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Red-tailed Monkey
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-tailed Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Red-tailed Monkey

No description available.

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