African civet vs Dark Pincertail

Civettictis civetta compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Viverridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Civettictis	Onychogomphus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dark Pincertail
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.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.