African civet vs date palm scale

Civettictis civetta compared with Parlatoria blanchardi

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while date palm scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	date palm scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Viverridae	Diaspididae
Genus	Civettictis	Parlatoria
Species	Civettictis civetta	Parlatoria blanchardi

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and date palm scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

date palm scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	date palm scale
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.

date palm scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.