African civet vs Niger stingray

Civettictis civetta compared with Fontitrygon garouaensis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Niger stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Niger stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Fontitrygon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Fontitrygon garouaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Niger stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Niger stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Niger stingray
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.

Niger stingray

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.