African civet vs Kouprey

Civettictis civetta compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Kouprey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Civettictis	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Bos sauveli

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Kouprey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Kouprey
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.

Kouprey

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.