African civet vs small-spotted genet

Civettictis civetta compared with Genetta genetta

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while small-spotted genet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	small-spotted genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family same	Viverridae	Viverridae
Genus	Civettictis	Genetta
Species	Civettictis civetta	Genetta genetta

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and small-spotted genet share a common ancestor at the Family level: Viverridae.

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

small-spotted genet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	small-spotted genet
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-spotted genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (10 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇪 Germany