Malayan civet vs slender thistle

Viverra tangalunga compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Viverridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Viverra	Carduus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.