African civet vs Olive Nut Truffle

Civettictis civetta compared with Hymenogaster olivaceus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Olive Nut Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Olive Nut Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Civettictis	Hymenogaster
Species	Civettictis civetta	Hymenogaster olivaceus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Olive Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Olive Nut Truffle
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 Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.