Malayan civet vs round-leaf cassia

Viverra tangalunga compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Viverridae Fabaceae
Genus Viverra Chamaecrista
Species Viverra tangalunga Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

No description available.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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