Malayan civet vs sacred basil

Viverra tangalunga compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Viverridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Viverra	Ocimum
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).