African civet vs Catkin Yew

Civettictis civetta compared with Amentotaxus argotaenia

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Catkin Yew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Catkin Yew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Viverridae	Taxaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Amentotaxus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Amentotaxus argotaenia

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Catkin Yew
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.

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.