African civet vs Dotted Lazy Toad

Civettictis civetta compared with Oreolalax multipunctatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Dotted Lazy Toad is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dotted Lazy Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Viverridae	Megophryidae
Genus	Civettictis	Oreolalax
Species	Civettictis civetta	Oreolalax multipunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Dotted Lazy Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Lazy Toad

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dotted Lazy Toad
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.

Dotted Lazy Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.