Malayan civet vs Wormwood Plume

Viverra tangalunga compared with Hellinsia lienigianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Wormwood Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Viverra	Hellinsia
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Hellinsia lienigianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Wormwood Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Wormwood Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormwood Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).