African civet vs Guinea ant

Civettictis civetta compared with Tetramorium bicarinatum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Guinea ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Guinea ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Viverridae	Formicidae
Genus	Civettictis	Tetramorium
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tetramorium bicarinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Guinea ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Guinea ant
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.

Guinea ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).

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