African civet vs False Truffle

Civettictis civetta compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Eurotiomycetes (عوفنيات)
Order	Carnivora (لواحم)	Eurotiales (عوفنات)
Family	Viverridae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Elaphomyces
Species	Civettictis civetta	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

African civet

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a species in the genus Civettictis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, found across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.