Malayan civet vs Stinking chamomile

Viverra tangalunga compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.