African civet vs rusty topsnail

Civettictis civetta compared with Calliostoma conulus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while rusty topsnail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	rusty topsnail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Viverridae	Calliostomatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Calliostoma
Species	Civettictis civetta	Calliostoma conulus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and rusty topsnail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

rusty topsnail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	rusty topsnail
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 topsnail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Turkey) and Europe (5 countries).

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.