African civet vs scratch grass

Civettictis civetta compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.