African civet vs Rusty-spotted cat

Civettictis civetta compared with Prionailurus rubiginosus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Rusty-spotted cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Rusty-spotted cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Viverridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Civettictis	Prionailurus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Prionailurus rubiginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Rusty-spotted cat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Carnivora. (Carnivorans)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-spotted cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Rusty-spotted cat
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.

Rusty-spotted cat

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.