African civet vs Sumatran surili

Civettictis civetta compared with Presbytis melalophos

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sumatran surili is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sumatran surili
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Viverridae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Civettictis	Presbytis
Species	Civettictis civetta	Presbytis melalophos

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Sumatran surili share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran surili

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sumatran surili
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.

Sumatran surili

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.