Malayan civet vs Zipperback

Viverra tangalunga compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Viverridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Viverra	Chrysotoxum
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Zipperback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.