Malayan civet vs White Lauan

Viverra tangalunga compared with Parashorea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while White Lauan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Viverridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Viverra	Parashorea
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Parashorea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

White Lauan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	White Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Lauan

Habitat

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