Malayan civet vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Viverra tangalunga compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Sweetpotato Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Viverra	Spodoptera
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Spodoptera dolichos

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden.