African civet vs Sand Violet

Civettictis civetta compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Viverridae	Violaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Viola
Species	Civettictis civetta	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sand Violet
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.

Sand Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.