Malayan civet vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Viverra tangalunga compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Viverridae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Viverra Funisciurus
Species Viverra tangalunga Funisciurus anerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Thomas's Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

No description available.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

No description available.

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