African civet vs Northern Bettong

Civettictis civetta compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Northern Bettong
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Viverridae	Potoroidae
Genus	Civettictis	Bettongia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Bettongia tropica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

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.