African civet vs Philippine mouse-deer

Civettictis civetta compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Tragulidae
Genus	Civettictis	Tragulus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Philippine mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

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.