Malayan civet vs spitting spiders

Viverra tangalunga compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	spitting spiders
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 fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.