African civet vs Gulf Chimaera

Civettictis civetta compared with Hydrolagus alberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Gulf Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Viverridae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Civettictis	Hydrolagus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Hydrolagus alberti

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Gulf Chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Gulf Chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Gulf Chimaera
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.

Gulf Chimaera

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.