Malayan civet vs Sourgrass

Viverra tangalunga compared with Digitaria insularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Sourgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Poales (Grasses)
Family Viverridae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Viverra Digitaria
Species Viverra tangalunga Digitaria insularis

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Sourgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Sourgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sourgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Ghana), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

No description available.

Sourgrass

No description available.

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