African civet vs Rufous-capped Nunlet

Civettictis civetta compared with Nonnula ruficapilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Rufous-capped Nunlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Viverridae	Bucconidae
Genus	Civettictis	Nonnula
Species	Civettictis civetta	Nonnula ruficapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Rufous-capped Nunlet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-capped Nunlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Rufous-capped Nunlet
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.

Rufous-capped Nunlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.