African civet vs Javan Mongoose

Civettictis civetta compared with Herpestes javanicus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Javan Mongoose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Javan Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Viverridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Civettictis	Herpestes
Species	Civettictis civetta	Herpestes javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Javan Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Javan Mongoose
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.

Javan Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Mauritius), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Colombia, Guyana).

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.