African civet vs Rooting Polypore

Civettictis civetta compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Viverridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Polyporus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Rooting Polypore
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.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.