Malayan civet vs Silkbay

Viverra tangalunga compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Viverridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Viverra	Persea
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkbay

Habitat

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