Malayan civet vs Shoebutton

Viverra tangalunga compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Viverridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Viverra	Ardisia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).