African civet vs Common dung beetle

Civettictis civetta compared with Aphodius fimetarius

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Common dung beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Common dung beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Viverridae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Civettictis	Aphodius
Species	Civettictis civetta	Aphodius fimetarius

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Common dung beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Common dung beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Common dung beetle
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.

Common dung beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Common dung beetle

Common dung beetle (Aphodius fimetarius) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.