African civet vs Dwarf round ray

Civettictis civetta compared with Urotrygon nana

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dwarf round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Civettictis	Urotrygon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Dwarf round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dwarf round ray
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.

Dwarf round ray

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.