Malayan civet vs Redclaw

Viverra tangalunga compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Viverridae	Parastacidae
Genus	Viverra	Cherax
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).