Malayan civet vs Small Plume

Viverra tangalunga compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Viverra	Oxyptilus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Small Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Small Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).