African civet vs nut fingernailclam

Civettictis civetta compared with Sphaerium rivicola

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while nut fingernailclam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	nut fingernailclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Viverridae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Civettictis	Sphaerium
Species	Civettictis civetta	Sphaerium rivicola

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and nut fingernailclam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

nut fingernailclam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	nut fingernailclam
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.

nut fingernailclam

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Ukraine.

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.