African civet vs Taruca

Civettictis civetta compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Key Differences

• African civet is Least Concern while Taruca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African civet	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Viverridae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Civettictis	Hippocamelus
Species	Civettictis civetta	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African civet

LC — Least Concern

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African civet	Taruca
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.

Taruca

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.