Malayan civet vs White-Triangle Slender

Viverra tangalunga compared with Caloptilia stigmatella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	White-Triangle Slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Viverra	Caloptilia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Caloptilia stigmatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and White-Triangle Slender share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

White-Triangle Slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	White-Triangle Slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White-Triangle Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).