African civet vs Maple Slender

Civettictis civetta compared with Caloptilia semifascia

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Maple Slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Maple Slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Civettictis	Caloptilia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Caloptilia semifascia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Maple Slender
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.

Maple Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.