African civet vs fox tapeworm

Civettictis civetta compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	fox tapeworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Viverridae	Taeniidae
Genus	Civettictis	Echinococcus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Echinococcus multilocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and fox tapeworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	fox tapeworm
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.

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.