African civet vs Salento Iris

Civettictis civetta compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Viverridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Civettictis	Iris
Species	Civettictis civetta	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.