African civet vs Silverfish

Civettictis civetta compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Viverridae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Ctenolepisma
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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.