Malayan civet vs sea thread hydroid

Viverra tangalunga compared with Obelia dichotoma

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while sea thread hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	sea thread hydroid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Viverridae	Campanulariidae
Genus	Viverra	Obelia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Obelia dichotoma

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and sea thread hydroid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

sea thread hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	sea thread hydroid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sea thread hydroid

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).