African civet vs Giant dodder

Civettictis civetta compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Giant dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Viverridae Convolvulaceae
Genus Civettictis Cuscuta
Species Civettictis civetta Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Giant dodder
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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, 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.

Giant dodder

No description available.

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