African civet vs Highland Mangabey

Civettictis civetta compared with Rungwecebus kipunji

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Highland Mangabey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Highland Mangabey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Civettictis	Rungwecebus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Rungwecebus kipunji

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Highland Mangabey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Highland Mangabey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Highland Mangabey
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.

Highland Mangabey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.