Malayan civet vs Ruprecht's Centaury

Viverra tangalunga compared with Psephellus ruprechtii

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Ruprecht's Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Ruprecht's 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	Psephellus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Psephellus ruprechtii

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Ruprecht's Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Ruprecht's Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruprecht's Centaury

Habitat

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