Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel vs Malayan civet

Idiurus macrotis compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (Tier) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordatiere) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same Mammalia (Säugetiere) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Rodentia (Nagetiere) Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family Anomaluridae Viverridae
Genus Idiurus Viverra
Species Idiurus macrotis Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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