African civet vs Nicobar Treeshrew

Civettictis civetta compared with Tupaia nicobarica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Nicobar Treeshrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Nicobar Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Viverridae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Civettictis	Tupaia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tupaia nicobarica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Nicobar Treeshrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Nicobar Treeshrew
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.

Nicobar Treeshrew

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.