African civet vs paignton snout

Civettictis civetta compared with Hypena obesalis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while paignton snout is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	paignton snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Erebidae
Genus	Civettictis	Hypena
Species	Civettictis civetta	Hypena obesalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and paignton snout share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

paignton snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	paignton snout
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.

paignton snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.