Malayan civet vs Subterranean clover

Viverra tangalunga compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Viverra	Trifolium
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Subterranean clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.