African civet vs Scarce Cosmet

Civettictis civetta compared with Mompha jurassicella

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Scarce Cosmet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Scarce Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Momphidae
Genus	Civettictis	Mompha
Species	Civettictis civetta	Mompha jurassicella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Cosmet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Scarce Cosmet
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.

Scarce Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.