African civet vs Plain Martin

Civettictis civetta compared with Riparia paludicola

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Plain Martin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Plain Martin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Viverridae	Hirundinidae
Genus	Civettictis	Riparia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Riparia paludicola

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Plain Martin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Plain Martin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Plain Martin
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.

Plain Martin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.