African civet vs Nodding sage

Civettictis civetta compared with Salvia nutans

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Nodding sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Nodding sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Viverridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Salvia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Salvia nutans

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Nodding sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Nodding sage
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.

Nodding sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Latvia, Spain, 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.