African civet vs Black-shouldered Nightjar

Civettictis civetta compared with Caprimulgus nigriscapularis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Black-shouldered Nightjar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Black-shouldered Nightjar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Civettictis	Caprimulgus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Caprimulgus nigriscapularis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Black-shouldered Nightjar share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Black-shouldered Nightjar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Black-shouldered Nightjar
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.

Black-shouldered Nightjar

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-shouldered Nightjar

The Black-shouldered Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigriscapularis) is a species in the genus Caprimulgus. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.