African civet vs Higuillo

Civettictis civetta compared with Piper dilatatum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Higuillo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Higuillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Viverridae	Piperaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Piper
Species	Civettictis civetta	Piper dilatatum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Higuillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Higuillo
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.

Higuillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.