Malayan civet vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Viverra tangalunga compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Viverridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Viverra	Marmosa
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.