African civet vs Jungle cat

Civettictis civetta compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Jungle cat
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	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Civettictis	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Jungle cat
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.

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.