African civet vs Blick s Arvicanthis

Civettictis civetta compared with Arvicanthis blicki

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Blick s Arvicanthis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Blick s Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Civettictis	Arvicanthis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Arvicanthis blicki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Blick s Arvicanthis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Blick s Arvicanthis
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.

Blick s Arvicanthis

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.

Blick s Arvicanthis

The Blick s Arvicanthis (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species in the genus Arvicanthis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.