Malayan civet vs Salento Iris

Viverra tangalunga compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Viverridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Viverra	Iris
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.