African civet vs Sandbur

Civettictis civetta compared with Cenchrus latifolius

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sandbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sandbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Viverridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Civettictis	Cenchrus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cenchrus latifolius

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sandbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sandbur
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.

Sandbur

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Sweden, 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.