African civet vs Ouistiti a téte noire

Civettictis civetta compared with Mico nigriceps

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Ouistiti a téte noire is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Ouistiti a téte noire
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Civettictis	Mico
Species	Civettictis civetta	Mico nigriceps

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Ouistiti a téte noire share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Ouistiti a téte noire

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Ouistiti a téte noire
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.

Ouistiti a téte noire

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.