African civet vs Giant needleleaf

Civettictis civetta compared with Polycnemum majus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Giant needleleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Giant needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Viverridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Polycnemum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Polycnemum majus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Giant needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Giant needleleaf
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 needleleaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany