African civet vs spiral ginger

Civettictis civetta compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Viverridae	Costaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Costus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.