Malayan civet vs Silver wattle

Viverra tangalunga compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Silver wattle
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	Acacia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).