African civet vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Civettictis civetta compared with Acerodon macklotii

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Sunda Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Sunda Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Civettictis	Acerodon
Species	Civettictis civetta	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Sunda Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Sunda Fruit Bat
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.

Sunda Fruit Bat

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.