African civet vs Oriental alder

Civettictis civetta compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Viverridae	Betulaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Alnus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Oriental alder
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.

Oriental alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.