African civet vs Pacific Swift

Civettictis civetta compared with Apus pacificus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Pacific Swift is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Pacific Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Apodidae
Genus	Civettictis	Apus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Apus pacificus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Pacific Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Swift

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Pacific Swift
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.

Pacific Swift

Habitat

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

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.