African civet vs bearded pig

Civettictis civetta compared with Sus barbatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while bearded pig is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	bearded pig
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Suidae (Pigs)
Genus	Civettictis	Sus (Pigs)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Sus barbatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

bearded pig

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	bearded pig
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.

bearded pig

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.

bearded pig

The Bearded pig (Sus barbatus) is a species in the genus Sus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.