Malayan civet vs rock vole

Viverra tangalunga compared with Microtus chrotorrhinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet rock vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Viverridae Cricetidae
Genus Viverra Microtus
Species Viverra tangalunga Microtus chrotorrhinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and rock vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

rock vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet rock vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rock vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Malayan civet

No description available.

rock vole

No description available.

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