African civet vs Forest Lamb

Civettictis civetta compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Viverridae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Albatrellus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.