African civet vs Ryukyu Mouse

Civettictis civetta compared with Mus caroli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Ryukyu Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Civettictis	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Civettictis civetta	Mus caroli

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Ryukyu Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Ryukyu Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Ryukyu Mouse
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.

Ryukyu Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.