African civet vs Blackbelly lanternshark

Civettictis civetta compared with Etmopterus sculptus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Blackbelly lanternshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Viverridae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Civettictis	Etmopterus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Etmopterus sculptus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Blackbelly lanternshark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Blackbelly lanternshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Blackbelly lanternshark
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.

Blackbelly lanternshark

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.

Blackbelly lanternshark

The Blackbelly lanternshark (Etmopterus sculptus) is a species in the genus Etmopterus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.