African civet vs Sooty Shield

Civettictis civetta compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Pluteus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sooty Shield
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.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.