African civet vs Pale ghost shark

Civettictis civetta compared with Hydrolagus bemisi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Pale ghost shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Viverridae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Civettictis	Hydrolagus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Hydrolagus bemisi

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Pale ghost shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Pale ghost shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Pale ghost shark
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.

Pale ghost shark

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.