Malayan civet vs Yellow ginger

Viverra tangalunga compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Viverridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Viverra	Hedychium
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Yellow ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).