African civet vs Parasol Tree

Civettictis civetta compared with Polyscias kikuyuensis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Parasol Tree is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Parasol Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Viverridae	Araliaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Polyscias
Species	Civettictis civetta	Polyscias kikuyuensis

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Parasol Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Parasol Tree
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.

Parasol Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.