African civet vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Civettictis civetta compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	dwarf scaly-tailed 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	Anomaluridae
Genus	Civettictis	Anomalurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Anomalurus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	dwarf scaly-tailed 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.

dwarf scaly-tailed 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.