African civet vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Civettictis civetta compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Civettictis	Heliosciurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Heliosciurus gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Gambian Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Gambian Sun Squirrel
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.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

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.