African civet vs Limestone Violet

Civettictis civetta compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Viverridae	Violaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Viola
Species	Civettictis civetta	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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

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.