African civet vs eastern quoll

Civettictis civetta compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	eastern quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Viverridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Civettictis	Dasyurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	eastern quoll
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 quoll

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.