Chat à tête plate vs Malayan civet

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Chat à tête plate is Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chat à tête plate	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Carnivora (carnivores)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Viverridae
Genus	Prionailurus	Viverra
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Chat à tête plate and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnivores)

Conservation Status

Chat à tête plate

EN — Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chat à tête plate	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chat à tête plate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.