African civet vs Dung Cannon

Civettictis civetta compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Viverridae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Pilobolus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dung Cannon
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.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.