African civet vs Grey worm

Civettictis civetta compared with Aporrectodea caliginosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Grey worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Viverridae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Civettictis	Aporrectodea
Species	Civettictis civetta	Aporrectodea caliginosa

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Grey worm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Grey worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Grey worm
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 worm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.