Malayan civet vs White Cheese Polypore

Viverra tangalunga compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Viverridae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Viverra	Tyromyces
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.