Malayan civet vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Viverra tangalunga compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Viverridae Apodidae
Genus Viverra Rhaphidura
Species Viverra tangalunga Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Silver-rumped Needletail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Silver-rumped Needletail

No description available.

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