African civet vs Red-brindled Dwarf

Civettictis civetta compared with Elachista rufocinerea

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Red-brindled Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Red-brindled Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Elachistidae
Genus	Civettictis	Elachista
Species	Civettictis civetta	Elachista rufocinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Red-brindled Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Red-brindled Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Red-brindled Dwarf
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-brindled Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.