African civet vs Mandarin dogfish

Civettictis civetta compared with Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Mandarin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Viverridae	Squalidae
Genus	Civettictis	Cirrhigaleus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Mandarin dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Mandarin dogfish
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.

Mandarin dogfish

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.