African civet vs Lesser guitarfish

Civettictis civetta compared with Zapteryx brevirostris

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Lesser guitarfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Lesser guitarfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Zapteryx
Species	Civettictis civetta	Zapteryx brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Lesser guitarfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Lesser guitarfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Lesser guitarfish
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.

Lesser guitarfish

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.