African civet vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Lesser Taiwanese Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Lesser Taiwanese 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Civettictis civetta	Chodsigoa sodalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Lesser Taiwanese 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.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.