Malayan civet vs Tape grass

Viverra tangalunga compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Malayan civet Tape grass
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family Viverridae Hydrocharitaceae
Genus Viverra Vallisneria
Species Viverra tangalunga Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Malayan civet Tape grass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Malayan civet

No description available.

Tape grass

No description available.

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