African civet vs Floreana flax

Civettictis civetta compared with Linum cratericolum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Floreana flax is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Floreana flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Viverridae	Linaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Linum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Linum cratericolum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Floreana flax

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Floreana flax
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.

Floreana flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.