African civet vs Jungle Shrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Carnivora (لواحم)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Viverridae	Soricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Suncus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.