Malayan civet vs Red melastome

Viverra tangalunga compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Viverridae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Viverra	Melastoma
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.