Malayan civet vs Tangerine

Viverra tangalunga compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

  • Malayan civet is Least Concern while Tangerine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Tangerine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Viverridae Rutaceae
Genus Viverra Citrus
Species Viverra tangalunga Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Tangerine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Malayan civet

No description available.

Tangerine

No description available.

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