African civet vs Mexican Muhly

Civettictis civetta compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Viverridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Civettictis	Muhlenbergia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Mexican Muhly
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.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.