African civet vs Puna Canastero

Civettictis civetta compared with Asthenes sclateri

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Puna Canastero is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Puna Canastero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Viverridae	Furnariidae
Genus	Civettictis	Asthenes
Species	Civettictis civetta	Asthenes sclateri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Puna Canastero

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Puna Canastero
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.

Puna Canastero

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.