African civet vs Tamarisk Jird

Civettictis civetta compared with Meriones tamariscinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Tamarisk Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Viverridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Civettictis	Meriones
Species	Civettictis civetta	Meriones tamariscinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Tamarisk Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Tamarisk Jird
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.

Tamarisk Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.