African civet vs Oriental Turtle Dove

Civettictis civetta compared with Streptopelia orientalis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Oriental Turtle Dove is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Oriental Turtle Dove
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Viverridae	Columbidae
Genus	Civettictis	Streptopelia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Streptopelia orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Oriental Turtle Dove share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Turtle Dove

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Oriental Turtle Dove
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 Turtle Dove

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, 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.