African civet vs Moor Macaque

Civettictis civetta compared with Macaca maura

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Moor Macaque is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Moor Macaque
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Civettictis	Macaca
Species	Civettictis civetta	Macaca maura

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Moor Macaque share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Moor Macaque

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Moor Macaque
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.

Moor Macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.