African civet vs Fir twig scale

Civettictis civetta compared with Eulecanium sericeum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Fir twig scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Fir twig scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Viverridae	Coccidae
Genus	Civettictis	Eulecanium
Species	Civettictis civetta	Eulecanium sericeum

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Fir twig scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Fir twig scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Fir twig scale
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.

Fir twig scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.