African civet vs Stripe-backed Bittern

Civettictis civetta compared with Ixobrychus involucris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Stripe-backed Bittern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Viverridae	Ardeidae
Genus	Civettictis	Ixobrychus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ixobrychus involucris

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Stripe-backed Bittern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Stripe-backed Bittern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Stripe-backed Bittern
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.

Stripe-backed Bittern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.