African civet vs Silky Parchment

Civettictis civetta compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Viverridae	Stereaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Stereum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Silky Parchment
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.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.

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.