African civet vs Talaud Bear Cuscus

Civettictis civetta compared with Ailurops melanotis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Talaud Bear Cuscus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Talaud Bear Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Viverridae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Civettictis	Ailurops
Species	Civettictis civetta	Ailurops melanotis

Evolutionary Relationship

African civet and Talaud Bear Cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Talaud Bear Cuscus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Talaud Bear Cuscus
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.

Talaud Bear Cuscus

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.