African civet vs mountain zebra

Civettictis civetta compared with Equus zebra

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while mountain zebra is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	mountain zebra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Civettictis	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Equus zebra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

mountain zebra

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	mountain zebra
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 zebra

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.