Malayan civet vs Root-headed Centaury

Viverra tangalunga compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Viverridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Viverra	Centaurea
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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