African civet vs Mountain Water Rat

Civettictis civetta compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Carnivora (لواحم)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Viverridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Civettictis	Baiyankamys
Species	Civettictis civetta	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

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.