African civet vs Mite

Civettictis civetta compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Viverridae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Civettictis	Ornithonyssus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.