African civet vs African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan

Civettictis civetta compared with Poiana richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family same	Viverridae	Viverridae
Genus	Civettictis	Poiana
Species	Civettictis civetta	Poiana richardsonii

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan share a common ancestor at the Family level: Viverridae.

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan
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.

African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan

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.

African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan

The African Linsang, Richardson's linsang, Oyan (Poiana richardsonii) is a species in the genus Poiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.