African civet vs Swamp Beacon

Civettictis civetta compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Swamp Beacon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Viverridae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Mitrula
Species	Civettictis civetta	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Swamp Beacon
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.

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.