African civet vs chestnut worm

Civettictis civetta compared with Lumbricus castaneus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while chestnut worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	chestnut worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Viverridae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Lumbricus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Lumbricus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and chestnut worm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	chestnut worm
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.

chestnut worm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

chestnut worm

The chestnut worm (Lumbricus castaneus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.