African civet vs Short-tailed river stingray

Civettictis civetta compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Civettictis	Potamotrygon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Potamotrygon brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Short-tailed river stingray
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 river stingray

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.