African civet vs

Civettictis civetta compared with Stemonitopsis gracilis

Key Differences

  • African civet is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African civet
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order Carnivora (Carnivorans) Stemonitidales
Family Viverridae Stemonitidaceae
Genus Civettictis Stemonitopsis
Species Civettictis civetta Stemonitopsis gracilis

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 North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.

Stemonitopsis gracilis is a slender-stalked myxomycete producing delicate, thread-like sporangia with a graceful columella and fine capillitium, growing on decaying plant material in moist forest habitats. Its fruiting bodies are among the most elegant of all slime mould species. This organism is distributed widely across humid temperate and tropical forests.

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