Malayan civet vs Thatching grass

Viverra tangalunga compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Viverridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Viverra	Hyparrhenia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).