African civet vs Racket-tailed Coquette

Civettictis civetta compared with Discosura longicaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Racket-tailed Coquette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Civettictis	Discosura
Species	Civettictis civetta	Discosura longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Racket-tailed Coquette share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Racket-tailed Coquette
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.

Racket-tailed Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.