African civet vs mountain gorilla

Civettictis civetta compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	mountain gorilla
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	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Civettictis	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Gorilla beringei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	mountain gorilla
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.

mountain gorilla

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.