araruta vs Malayan civet

Maranta arundinacea compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• araruta is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araruta	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Marantaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Maranta	Viverra
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

araruta

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

araruta

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

araruta

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.