Malayan Civet Size
Size of Malayan Civet
Weight | 3.5-4.5 kg [3.5 - 4.5 kg (7.75 - 10 lb)] |
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Height | 43cm - 71cm (17in - 28in) |
Length | 62-66 cm [62 - 66 cm (24 - 26 in); tail is 28 - 35 cm (11 - 14 in)] |
Lifespan | 11-12 yrs [11-12 years] |
The Malayan Civet is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Carnivora.
The Malayan Civet belonged to the family Viverridae, mainly distributed in Asia. They like to live in tropical rainforest, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is fur, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey, yellow, black, white, tan. it likes to eat rodents the most. In addition, rodents, snakes, frogs are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are tiger, snakes, leopards.
If we use one sentence to describe the Malayan Civet, it is "Also known as the Oriental Civet!".