African civet vs heath fritillary

Civettictis civetta compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Civettictis	Melitaea
Species	Civettictis civetta	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	heath fritillary
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 fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

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