African civet vs Lechero

Civettictis civetta compared with Euphorbia laurifolia

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Lechero is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Lechero
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Viverridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Euphorbia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Euphorbia laurifolia

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Lechero

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Lechero
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.

Lechero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.