Grey Tooth vs Malayan civet

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)	Carnivora (식육목)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Phellodon	Viverra
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.