Malayan civet vs Guará

Viverra tangalunga compared with Chrysocyon brachyurus

Key Differences

• Malayan civet is Least Concern while Guará is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Guará
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Viverridae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Viverra	Chrysocyon
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Chrysocyon brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Guará share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (carnívoros)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Guará

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guará

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.