African civet vs Syrian Chervil

Civettictis civetta compared with Chaerophyllum syriacum

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Syrian Chervil is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Syrian Chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Viverridae	Apiaceae
Genus	Civettictis	Chaerophyllum
Species	Civettictis civetta	Chaerophyllum syriacum

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Syrian Chervil

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Syrian Chervil
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.

Syrian Chervil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.