African civet vs Small red slender

Civettictis civetta compared with Caloptilia rufipennella

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Small red slender is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Small red slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Viverridae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Civettictis	Caloptilia
Species	Civettictis civetta	Caloptilia rufipennella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Small red slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Small red slender
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.

Small red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.