African civet vs Eastern highfin spurdog

Civettictis civetta compared with Squalus albifrons

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Eastern highfin spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Viverridae	Squalidae
Genus	Civettictis	Squalus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Squalus albifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Eastern highfin spurdog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Eastern highfin spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Eastern highfin spurdog
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.

Eastern highfin spurdog

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.