Malayan civet vs small notchwort

Viverra tangalunga compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Viverridae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Viverra	Lophozia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.