African civet vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Civettictis civetta compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Viverridae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Ctenolepisma
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Four-Lined Silverfish
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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.