Malayan civet vs Spitting Spider

Viverra tangalunga compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Viverridae	Scytodidae
Genus	Viverra	Scytodes
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).