Malayan civet vs Thrips

Viverra tangalunga compared with Thrips simplex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Viverridae	Thripidae
Genus	Viverra	Thrips
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Thrips simplex

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).