Malayan civet vs Soapberry

Viverra tangalunga compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Viverridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Viverra	Sapindus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).