African civet vs Silkbay

Civettictis civetta compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Viverridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Civettictis	Persea
Species	Civettictis civetta	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Silkbay
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.

Silkbay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.