African civet vs Olive-haired Swift

Civettictis civetta compared with Borbo borbonica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Olive-haired Swift is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Olive-haired Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Civettictis	Borbo
Species	Civettictis civetta	Borbo borbonica

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Olive-haired Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Olive-haired Swift

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Olive-haired Swift
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.

Olive-haired Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.

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.