African civet vs

Civettictis civetta compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides

Key Differences

  • African civet is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Sphacelariales (Sphacelariales)
Family Viverridae Sphacelariaceae
Genus Civettictis Sphacelaria
Species Civettictis civetta Sphacelaria tribuloides

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African civet
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.

Sphacelaria tribuloides is a small, tufted brown alga forming compact cushion-like colonies on rocky substrates and larger algae. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky zones in temperate and tropical seas worldwide. This photosynthetic alga reproduces via characteristic star-shaped propagules and colonizes rocky marine surfaces.

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