African civet vs Fossa

Civettictis civetta compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Viverridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Civettictis	Cryptoprocta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.