Malayan civet vs yellow galingale

Viverra tangalunga compared with Cyperus flavescens

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while yellow galingale is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	yellow galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Viverridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Viverra	Cyperus
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Cyperus flavescens

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

yellow galingale

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	yellow galingale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow galingale

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Europe (Belgium, Portugal), North America (Canada, Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).