African civet vs Malabar Starling

Civettictis civetta compared with Sturnia blythii

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Malabar Starling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Malabar Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Viverridae	Sturnidae
Genus	Civettictis	Sturnia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Sturnia blythii

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Malabar Starling share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Malabar Starling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Malabar Starling
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.

Malabar Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.