African civet vs delicate germanderwort

Civettictis civetta compared with Riccardia multifida

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while delicate germanderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	delicate germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Viverridae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Civettictis	Riccardia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Riccardia multifida

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

delicate germanderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	delicate germanderwort
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.

delicate germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.