African civet vs Johnstons genet

Civettictis civetta compared with Genetta johnstoni

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Johnstons genet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Johnstons genet
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 same	Viverridae	Viverridae
Genus	Civettictis	Genetta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Genetta johnstoni

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Johnstons genet share a common ancestor at the Family level: Viverridae.

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Johnstons genet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Johnstons genet
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.

Johnstons genet

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.