African civet vs Lesser Swamp Frog

Civettictis civetta compared with Limnonectes paramacrodon

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Lesser Swamp Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Lesser Swamp Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Viverridae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Civettictis	Limnonectes
Species	Civettictis civetta	Limnonectes paramacrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Swamp Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Lesser Swamp Frog
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 Swamp Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.