Malayan civet vs Spiny Cocklebur

Viverra tangalunga compared with Xanthium spinosum

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Spiny Cocklebur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Spiny Cocklebur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Viverridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Viverra	Xanthium
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Xanthium spinosum

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Cocklebur

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).