African civet vs Sumac Needles

Civettictis civetta compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Viverridae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Phaeocalicium
Species	Civettictis civetta	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sumac Needles
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.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.