Malayan civet vs Shakeshake

Viverra tangalunga compared with Crotalaria incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Shakeshake
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 Crotalaria
Species Viverra tangalunga Crotalaria incana

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Shakeshake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Shakeshake
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shakeshake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Congo (DRC), Madagascar), Asia (8 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Malayan civet

No description available.

Shakeshake

No description available.

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