African civet vs Dwarf whip ray

Civettictis civetta compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Dwarf whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Brevitrygon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Brevitrygon walga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Dwarf whip 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 whip 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.