African civet vs Mountain Sedge

Civettictis civetta compared with Carex montana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet Mountain Sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Poales (Grasses)
Family Viverridae Cyperaceae
Genus Civettictis Carex
Species Civettictis civetta Carex montana

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet Mountain Sedge
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 Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

Mountain Sedge

No description available.

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