Malayan civet vs Scuttle fly

Viverra tangalunga compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Viverridae	Phoridae
Genus	Viverra	Megaselia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).