African civet vs red-bellied lemur

Civettictis civetta compared with Eulemur rubriventer

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while red-bellied lemur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	red-bellied lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Civettictis	Eulemur
Species	Civettictis civetta	Eulemur rubriventer

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and red-bellied lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

red-bellied lemur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	red-bellied lemur
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.

red-bellied lemur

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.