African civet vs Robust Golden Mole

Civettictis civetta compared with Amblysomus robustus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Robust Golden Mole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Robust Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Viverridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Civettictis	Amblysomus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Amblysomus robustus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Robust Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Robust Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Robust Golden Mole
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.

Robust Golden Mole

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.