African civet vs Starrynose stingray

Civettictis civetta compared with Pastinachus stellurostris

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Starrynose stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Starrynose stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Viverridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Civettictis	Pastinachus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Pastinachus stellurostris

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Starrynose stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Starrynose stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Starrynose stingray
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.

Starrynose stingray

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.