African civet vs Peruvian Thick-knee

Civettictis civetta compared with Burhinus superciliaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Peruvian Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Burhinidae
Genus	Civettictis	Burhinus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Burhinus superciliaris

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Peruvian Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Thick-knee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Peruvian Thick-knee
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 Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

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.