Malayan civet vs serpent cactus

Viverra tangalunga compared with Peniocereus serpentinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	serpent cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Viverridae	Cactaceae
Genus	Viverra	Peniocereus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Peniocereus serpentinus

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

serpent cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	serpent cactus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

serpent cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, and Zambia.