10 Spotted Pot Beetle vs African civet

Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus compared with Civettictis civetta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10 Spotted Pot Beetle	African civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Viverridae
Genus	Cryptocephalus	Civettictis
Species	Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus	Civettictis civetta

Evolutionary Relationship

10 Spotted Pot Beetle and African civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

10 Spotted Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10 Spotted Pot Beetle	African civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

10 Spotted Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

African civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany and Sao Tome and Principe.

10 Spotted Pot Beetle

The 10 Spotted Pot Beetle (Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus) is a species in the genus Cryptocephalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.