arrowroot vs Malayan civet

Thalia geniculata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salpidae	Viverridae
Genus	Thalia	Viverra
Species	Thalia geniculata	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.