Chestnut dunnart vs Malayan civet

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Malayan civet
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目) Carnivora (食肉目)
Family Dasyuridae Viverridae
Genus Sminthopsis Viverra
Species Sminthopsis archeri Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Malayan civet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan civet

No description available.

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