Malayan civet vs Shiny Dufourea

Viverra tangalunga compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Viverridae	Halictidae
Genus	Viverra	Dufourea
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.