African civet vs red-faced spider monkey

Civettictis civetta compared with Ateles paniscus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while red-faced spider monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	red-faced spider monkey
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	Atelidae
Genus	Civettictis	Ateles
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ateles paniscus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and red-faced spider monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

red-faced spider monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	red-faced spider monkey
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-faced spider monkey

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.