Malayan civet vs Woolly Tooth

Viverra tangalunga compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Viverridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Viverra	Phellodon
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.