African civet vs Corm dry rot

Civettictis civetta compared with Rigidoporus vinctus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Corm dry rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Corm dry rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Viverridae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Rigidoporus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Rigidoporus vinctus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Corm dry rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Corm dry rot
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.

Corm dry rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Taiwan, 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.