Grey Tooth vs Malayan civet

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

Grey Tooth is Endangered while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Viverridae
Genus	Phellodon	Viverra
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.