African civet vs sorrel

Civettictis civetta compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Viverridae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Oxalis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	sorrel
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.

sorrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 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.