African civet vs Heath Bee-fly

Civettictis civetta compared with Bombylius minor

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Heath Bee-fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Heath Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Viverridae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Civettictis	Bombylius
Species	Civettictis civetta	Bombylius minor

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Heath Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Heath Bee-fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Heath Bee-fly
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.

Heath Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.