African civet vs New Guinean Quoll

Civettictis civetta compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Viverridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Civettictis	Dasyurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	New Guinean Quoll
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.

New Guinean Quoll

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.