African civet vs Ashen Shield

Civettictis civetta compared with Pluteus cinereofuscus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Ashen Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Pluteus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pluteus cinereofuscus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Ashen Shield
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.

Ashen Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.