African civet vs Far Eastern Myotis

Civettictis civetta compared with Myotis bombinus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Far Eastern Myotis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Far Eastern Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Civettictis	Myotis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Myotis bombinus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Far Eastern Myotis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Far Eastern Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Far Eastern Myotis
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.

Far Eastern Myotis

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.