Malayan civet vs Spiny Baskettail

Viverra tangalunga compared with Epitheca spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Viverridae	Corduliidae
Genus	Viverra	Epitheca
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Epitheca spinigera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Spiny Baskettail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.