African civet vs Lime Pigmy

Civettictis civetta compared with Stigmella tiliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Viverridae Nepticulidae
Genus Civettictis Stigmella
Species Civettictis civetta Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Lime Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Lime Pigmy
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.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Lime Pigmy

No description available.

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