African civet vs Elegant Crescentchest

Civettictis civetta compared with Melanopareia elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Elegant Crescentchest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Viverridae	Melanopareiidae
Genus	Civettictis	Melanopareia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Melanopareia elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Elegant Crescentchest share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Crescentchest

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Elegant Crescentchest
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.

Elegant Crescentchest

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.