African civet vs Deppe's Squirrel

Civettictis civetta compared with Sciurus deppei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Civettictis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Sciurus deppei

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Deppe's Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Deppe's Squirrel
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.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.