African civet vs American Savin

Civettictis civetta compared with Juniperus horizontalis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while American Savin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	American Savin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Juniperus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Juniperus horizontalis

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

American Savin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	American Savin
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.

American Savin

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

American Savin

The American Savin (Juniperus horizontalis) is a species in the genus Juniperus. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.