African civet vs Omura's Whale

Civettictis civetta compared with Balaenoptera omurai

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Omura's Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Omura's Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Viverridae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Civettictis	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Balaenoptera omurai

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Omura's Whale share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Omura's Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Omura's Whale
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.

Omura's Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.