African civet vs Stinking Inkcap

Civettictis civetta compared with Coprinopsis narcotica

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Stinking Inkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Stinking Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Viverridae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Coprinopsis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Coprinopsis narcotica

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Stinking Inkcap
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.

Stinking Inkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.