African civet vs Dawson's catshark

Civettictis civetta compared with Bythaelurus dawsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dawson's catshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Viverridae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Civettictis	Bythaelurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Bythaelurus dawsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Dawson's catshark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dawson's catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dawson's catshark
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.

Dawson's catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.