African civet vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Crocidura russula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Greater white-toothed shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Viverridae	Soricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Crocidura
Species	Civettictis civetta	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Greater white-toothed shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Greater white-toothed shrew
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.

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.