African civet vs Milky Box

Civettictis civetta compared with Lophostemon lactifluus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Milky Box is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Milky Box
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Viverridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Lophostemon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Lophostemon lactifluus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Milky Box

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Milky Box
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.

Milky Box

Habitat

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

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.