African civet vs Nightshade

Civettictis civetta compared with Solanum umbellatum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Viverridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Solanum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Solanum umbellatum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Nightshade
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.

Nightshade

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, 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.