Malayan civet vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Viverra tangalunga compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Viverra	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.