African civet vs luminous bay squid

Civettictis civetta compared with Uroteuthis noctiluca

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while luminous bay squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	luminous bay squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myopsida (Myopsida)
Family	Viverridae	Loliginidae
Genus	Civettictis	Uroteuthis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Uroteuthis noctiluca

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and luminous bay squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

luminous bay squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	luminous bay squid
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.

luminous bay squid

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.