African civet vs kit fox

Civettictis civetta compared with Vulpes macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	kit fox
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	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Civettictis	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	kit fox
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.

kit fox

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.