African civet vs Eastern Striolated-Puffbird

Civettictis civetta compared with Nystalus striolatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Eastern Striolated-Puffbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Viverridae	Bucconidae
Genus	Civettictis	Nystalus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Nystalus striolatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Eastern Striolated-Puffbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Striolated-Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Eastern Striolated-Puffbird
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 Striolated-Puffbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.