vs Malayan civet

Disciseda bovista compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Viverridae
Genus	Disciseda	Viverra
Species	Disciseda bovista	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.