African civet vs Flower-faced Bat

Civettictis civetta compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Flower-faced Bat
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	Hipposideridae
Genus	Civettictis	Anthops
Species	Civettictis civetta	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Flower-faced Bat
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.

Flower-faced Bat

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.