African civet vs Maui's paddle

Civettictis civetta compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Viverridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Elaphoglossum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.