African civet vs Grey Mould

Civettictis civetta compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Viverridae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Botrytis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Grey Mould
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.

Grey Mould

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.