African civet vs Snowy Waxcap

Civettictis civetta compared with Cuphophyllus virgineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Snowy Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Civettictis	Cuphophyllus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Cuphophyllus virgineus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Snowy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Snowy Waxcap
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.

Snowy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.