African civet vs Faded Pincertail

Civettictis civetta compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Viverridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Civettictis	Onychogomphus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Faded Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.