Malayan civet vs scimitar-bean

Viverra tangalunga compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	scimitar-bean
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	Canavalia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).