African civet vs Pitilla

Civettictis civetta compared with Yucca endlichiana

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Pitilla is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Pitilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Viverridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Yucca
Species	Civettictis civetta	Yucca endlichiana

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Pitilla
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.

Pitilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.