African civet vs Short-tailed Nighthawk

Civettictis civetta compared with Lurocalis semitorquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Short-tailed Nighthawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Civettictis	Lurocalis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Lurocalis semitorquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Short-tailed Nighthawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Short-tailed Nighthawk
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.

Short-tailed Nighthawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.