African civet vs Marsh Valerian

Civettictis civetta compared with Valeriana dioica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Viverridae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Valeriana
Species	Civettictis civetta	Valeriana dioica

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Marsh Valerian
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.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.