Malayan civet vs Reticulated Python

Viverra tangalunga compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan civet	Reticulated Python
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Squamata (Escamados)
Family	Viverridae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Viverra	Python (Pythons)
Species	Viverra tangalunga	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan civet and Reticulated Python share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan civet	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Python

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

Reticulated Python

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