African civet vs Peruvian night monkey

Civettictis civetta compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Peruvian night monkey
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	Aotidae
Genus	Civettictis	Aotus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Peruvian night monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

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.