African civet vs Horsfield's tarsier

Civettictis civetta compared with Cephalopachus bancanus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Horsfield's tarsier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Horsfield's tarsier
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	Tarsiidae
Genus	Civettictis	Cephalopachus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cephalopachus bancanus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Horsfield's tarsier share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Horsfield's tarsier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Horsfield's tarsier
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.

Horsfield's tarsier

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.