African civet vs Eyespot skate

Civettictis civetta compared with Atlantoraja cyclophora

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Eyespot skate is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Eyespot skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Atlantoraja
Species	Civettictis civetta	Atlantoraja cyclophora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Eyespot skate

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Eyespot skate
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.

Eyespot skate

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.