Malayan civet vs tormentil

Viverra tangalunga compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Viverra	Potentilla
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.