African civet vs Dusky Dolphin

Civettictis civetta compared with Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dusky Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Viverridae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Civettictis	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Dusky Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dusky Dolphin
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.

Dusky Dolphin

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.