African civet vs Imperial Webcap

Civettictis civetta compared with Cortinarius purpureus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Imperial Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Cortinarius
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cortinarius purpureus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Imperial Webcap
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.

Imperial Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.