African civet vs ass

Civettictis civetta compared with Equus asinus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while ass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	ass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Civettictis	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Equus asinus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and ass share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

ass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	ass
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.

ass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Norway, Sweden), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.

ass

The Ass (Equus asinus) is a species in the genus Equus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Norway, Sweden), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe