Uvita vs Tejón Cerdo

Syzygium cumini compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Uvita	Tejón Cerdo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Myrtaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Syzygium	Arctonyx
Species	Syzygium cumini	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Uvita

LC — Least Concern

Tejón Cerdo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Uvita	Tejón Cerdo
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).