capim-vassoura vs Malayan civet

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• capim-vassoura is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capim-vassoura	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Paspalum	Viverra
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

capim-vassoura

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capim-vassoura	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

capim-vassoura

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capim-vassoura

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.