Malayan civet vs Taruca

Viverra tangalunga compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Taruca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Viverra	Hippocamelus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Taruca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.