Uvita vs Malayan civet

Syzygium cumini compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Uvita Malayan civet
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family Myrtaceae Viverridae
Genus Syzygium Viverra
Species Syzygium cumini Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Uvita

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Uvita Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Uvita

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Uvita

No description available.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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