African civet vs Newstead scale

Civettictis civetta compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Newstead scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Viverridae	Diaspididae
Genus	Civettictis	Lepidosaphes
Species	Civettictis civetta	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Newstead scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.