African civet vs Lewis's mock orange

Civettictis civetta compared with Philadelphus lewisii

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Lewis's mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Lewis's mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Viverridae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Philadelphus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Philadelphus lewisii

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Lewis's mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Lewis's mock orange
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.

Lewis's mock orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.